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u www.LAFAYETTECounTY.org u For more information about Blanchardville, please call the Village Office at (608) 523-4521 or Blanchardville Community Pride at (608) 523-2274 or check the website at www.blanchardville.com. Benton The life of Father Samuel Mazzuchelli and the area’s history are intertwined like a grapevine wreath. Mazzuchelli, an Italian missionary who came to serve on what was then the American frontier, is buried in Benton. He has been named venerable, the first step toward sainthood. Mazzuchelli was pastor of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church when he died. You can see his simple three-room living quarters and his gravesite. About five miles southeast of Benton, in New Diggings, is the only remaining wood church of the two dozen that Mazzuchelli designed and had built. St. Augustine Catholic Church, built in 1844, stands without alterations. It still has the altar, pews, Stations of the Cross and other furnishings that were there when Mazzuchelli served as pastor. A miracle attributed to him needs to be proven for him to be named a saint, and, for some, the survival of St. Augustine Church is a miracle in itself. Is it divine providence that a wooden church could stand 160 years? If Mazzuchelli is declared a saint, his gravesite and St. Augustine could become national and even international shrines. Mazzuchelli’s influence went beyond religious to civic realms. He was chaplain to the territorial legislature, founded schools and befriended Native Americans. In New Diggings, the Meneely bell in the steeple, itself a significant historic piece forged in 1847, not only called people to Mass but also signaled the end of the work day in the mining community. The tiny burg continues to call visitors to its eclectic establishments. Other artifacts of Benton history are stored at the 1851 Village School House, which has class records dating back to the 1870s. Swindler’s Ridge Museum, named for a mining area north of Benton, has among its exhibits two working models of old-time mines and military items from World War I to Desert Storm. While its history is evident, so is Benton’s future. Over the past few years, the village has put up a new wastewater treatment plant that is at half capacity and a new water tower (although the historic stone one still proudly stands), while the community is also home to a new school, numerous new houses, and a business incubator building. Benton’s forwardthinking motto is “Room to Grow.” South Wayne The main avenue of commerce, Wisconsin 11, runs smack through South Wayne, and businesses are clustered beside it. But there’s also a commercial district on the main drag, Center Street, just south of the highway. Every summer, the community cuts loose with the Red Cracker Music Festival, a celebration of entertainment that helps raise funds for the village park. The event continues to grow in size and distinction, attracting more and more people to the village during the final weekend in July. The village celebrated its centennial in 1989. The railroad brought regular trains to the settlement, prompting an 1881 written history to predict “probably there will be a village there yet.” It was originally named Collins, after the railroad superintendent. But there was another Collins in the state, so it was named Wayne in honor of Revolutionary War hero “Mad” Anthony Wayne, and South was added to distinguish it from the community of Wayne in northeast Wisconsin. It was also called “Lost Township” because the original government survey was lost on the way to the U.S. Land Office. Just four miles west of South Wayne is Pilgrim’s Pantry, a bakery and bulk foods store run by an Amish Mennonite family. A mile or so west of the village is a memorial marker that commemorates the Spafford Creek Massacre, where Sauk Indians killed four men in the 1832 Black Hawk War. 40 u www.hiddenvalleys.com u Hidden Valleys
u LAFAYETTE CounTY u BELMONT Phone: (608) 762-5142 Fax: (608) 762-5525 E-mail: vilbelm@mhtc.net Website: www.belmontwi.com Bond Park First State Capitol Sports Page • Wedding Reception/Banquet Facilities Available • Lunches Tues.-Sat. starting at 11 am • Daily & Nightly Specials • Sunday Brunch 10 am-1:30 pm • ATVers & Snowmobilers Welcome 117 W. Commerce St. • Belmont, WI 53510 • (608) 762-5110 Cushman's Greenhouse "The Growers With Roots" Annuals, Perennials, Poinsettias, & Indoor Flowering Plants 3/4 mile North of Belmont on Mound Ave. Rd. (608) 762-5795 LAKE JOY CAMPGROUND 3.5 miles North of Belmont on USH 151 • (608) 762-5150 Open April 15 - October 15 60-acre stocked lake • ATV Trail Access • Tent, Pop-up, Trailer, RV Pull-Thru Paved Roads • Clean Restrooms/Showers • Beach • Playground Game Room • Store • Laundry • Dump Station • Pets Welcome McCarville's My Turn Pub Daily Specials Banquet Facilities Catering Services Open daily at 10:00 A.M. Belmont Across from the Pecatonica Trail (608) 762-6191 Toy Shows February 1 & 14 EMS Pancake Breakfast May 17 Fire Dept. Street Dance May 24 Brass & Brats Music Festival June 9 School & Community Fair September 17 – 20 Belmont Fresh Meats Fresh Meats & Sausage Retail Counter Variety of Cheeses, Mustards, Sauces & Much More 115 S. Mound Ave., Belmont, Wisconsin (608) 762-6992 Make Belmont Fresh Meats the “Steak” on Your Table BETIN, INc. Fresh Goat Cheese • Goat Brie • Chevre in Blue • Pizza Goat Cheese 330 S. Penn Street • Belmont, WI Phone: (608) 762-5878 • Fax: (608) 762-5874 MOUND VIEW RV, INC. Sales • Service • Parts & Accessories USH 151, Exit 26 - Turn West on Welcome Center Drive 769 W. Liberty St., Belmont, WI (608) 762-6957 or toll free (866) 825-4858 First Capitol Mini Mart, LLC 423 N. Mound Ave. (USH 151, Exit 26) Belmont, WI 53510 (608) 762-5187 Serving Pizza, Subs, Soft Serve Ice Cream Friendly Hometown Service LAFAYETTE CounTY Hidden Valleys u www.hiddenvalleys.com u 41
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