Historical Figures of Ashland
Asaph Whittlesey, founder of Ashland in 1854; Samuel Stuart Vaughn, who opened the first store and sawmill in Bayfield and worked to bring the railroad to northern Wisconsin; Edwin Ellis, who ran a drug store in Ashland and worked as a doctor here until 1872; and Sam Fifield, who with his brother founded the Weekly Press, managed the old Chequamegon Hotel, and ran a resort on Sand Island. Fifield also founded the Ashland National Bank and served as the Chairman of the Town Board, Representative to the State Assembly, State Senator, Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, and Postmaster of Ashland.
Ashland Wisconsin's historic main street portrays the city's history through a series of murals by artists Kelly Meredith and Susan Prentice Martinsen.
Historical Figures of Ashland
Asaph Whittlesey, founder of Ashland in 1854; Samuel Stuart Vaughn, who opened the first store and sawmill in Bayfield and worked to bring the railroad to northern Wisconsin; Edwin Ellis, who ran a drug store in Ashland and worked as a doctor here until 1872; and Sam Fifield, who with his brother founded the Weekly Press, managed the old Chequamegon Hotel, and ran a resort on Sand Island. Fifield also founded the Ashland National Bank and served as the Chairman of the Town Board, Representative to the State Assembly, State Senator, Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, and Postmaster of Ashland.
Ashland Wisconsin's historic main street portrays the city's history through a series of murals by artists Kelly Meredith and Susan Prentice Martinsen.