A history of Allouez,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Allouez from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The village of Allouez was named after the French Jesuit priest and missionary, Father Claude-Jean Allouez. The Cadle Mission, a mission of the Episcopal Church for the Native Americans, was located in the village in the nineteenth century. It was first named Shanttown by soldiers in the early 1800s. In 1824 Judge James Doty arrived and picked it as a place for a courthouse, and gave it dignified name of Menomineeville. Although he didn't get around to registering the plat until 1829, and by that time Menomineeville had missed the boat. In 1874, Allouez would separate from the town of Bellevue to become its own entity.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Allouez’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewOre puncher. Allouez, Wisconsin, 1941: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Allouez, decade by decade
LOCOre puncher. Allouez, Wisconsin1941
LOCOre puncher. Allouez, Wisconsin1941
LOCOre punchers. Allouez, Wisconsin1941
LOCOre docks. Allouez, Wisconsin1941
LOCOre punchers. Allouez, Wisconsin1941
LOCOre docks at Allouez, Wisconsin1941
LOCOre docks at Allouez, Wisconsin1941
LOCOre docks at Allouez, Wisconsin1941
LOCOre docks at Allouez, Wisconsin1941
LOCIron ore docks. Allouez, Wisconsin1941
LOCOre dock workers. Allouez, Wisconsin1941
LOCIron ore docks at Allouez, Wisconsin19411990s
Then & now
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From the Library of Congress (12) and the National Register (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.