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Abstract
| Peterson discusses the following topics: Pete Peterson replaced Jim Paultz (from Rockton) as “patrolman” (highway maintenance worker), Whitestown, Wisconsin, July 1960—Born in Hoff Valley, Ontario, Wisconsin, 1932, moved ca. 1944 with father to Sandhill Ridge, Whitestown, Wisconsin, Pete bought his house from Eddie Allison, 1959, Pete moved from California for his job, Whitestown, Wisconsin—Duties as Whitestown, Wisconsin “patrolman” (highway maintenance worker), started in 1960, improvement of gravel roads in Whitestown, Wisconsin, keeping up the roads via snowplowing or grading—Early plans and thoughts on the La Farge Dam Project (1969-1975), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (est. 1802) sporadic purchase of land, exodus of people from the Whitestown, Wisconsin area, Claude Cass & family moved out of the area early, 1960s —[Pete and Chuck are looking at map about locations of the Kickapoo River Valley, Wisconsin from 00:08:05 to 00:41:17]—[unidentified person] Inconsistent compensation for landowners (via payment or assistance in relocation), bitterness on loss of family land and farms, Hay Valley, Whitestown, Wisconsin, loss of taxpayers and effect on the Whitestown, Wisconsin Government (loss of roads, etc.)—Moving people and buildings out of Whitestown, Wisconsin for the La Farge Dam Project (1969-1975), People that had to move buildings out of Whitestown, Wisconsin: Neal Nunstedt, Bob Ferris, moving Bob Ferris’ barns across the Kickapoo River, Pete bought and moved the Whitestown town hall, 1960s-1975— U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (est. 1802) held bidding and destruction of buildings of Whitestown, Wisconsin if they were not moved for the La Farge Dam Project (1969-1975), artesian wells—Loss of tax revenues in Whitestown, Wisconsin, schoolchildren and snowstorms, keeping the roads clear for Hillsboro, La Farge, Brookwood school districts, rescuing people off the road, Amish kids being rescued by Pete, Irish Ridge Road, Whitestown, Wisconsin, Pete changing the roads of Whitestown by removing banks and widening road—Population decline effects on churches, Whitestown, Wisconsin, Brushwick Church, Sandhill Ridge Church (Bethany Sandhill Lutheran Church), Weister Creek Road and Indian Creek Hill, Rockton, Wisconsin, Joe Davis and other city residents buying leftover land after the Federal Government —[unidentified person] Snowstorms, February and March 1959, advancement of technology to cope with winter weather, 1960s-2000s—Pete’s thoughts on the La Farge Dam Project (1969-1975), construction of the unfinished Richard I. Bong Air Force Base, Brighton, Wisconsin, plan and purchase of land by the State of Wisconsin for a dam on Billings Creek near Wildcat Mountain State Park, Wisconsin—Expansion of the Amish population and community in Whitestown, Wisconsin—Archaeology digs of Native American grounds in Hay Valley and near Indian Creek, Ho-Chunk land ownership around Indian Creek, Rockton, Wisconsin— [Looking at 1896 Plat Book] legacy of families living in the same general area, 1950s-2000s—[unidentified person] the Federal Government’s plan for the future of the La Farge, Wisconsin area after the La Farge Dam was completed, fear of losing of rural heritage due to the expansion of recreation because of the La Farge Dam Project (1969-1975)—Difference between state planning of the project and federal planning of the project, small dams vs the big La Farge dam, Peterson worked for Groves (construction contractors) under the Federal Government at the Richard I. Bong Air Force Base, Brighton, Wisconsin—Changes around Whitestown, Wisconsin, loss of farmers, demographic changes in the township as people move to the cities, expansion of recreation on the Kickapoo River—Chuck Hatfield [interviewer] explains how water height is measured, less frequent floods of the Kickapoo River and its tributaries. |
| Content | 00:00:00—Pete Peterson replaced Jim Paultz (from Rockton) as “patrolman” (highway maintenance worker), Whitestown, Wisconsin, July 1960 |
00:00:38—Born in Hoff Valley, Ontario, Wisconsin, 1932, moved ca. 1944 with father to Sandhill Ridge, Whitestown, Wisconsin, Pete bought his house from Eddie Allison, 1959, Pete moved from California for his job, Whitestown, Wisconsin |
00:01:53—Duties as Whitestown, Wisconsin “patrolman” (highway maintenance worker), started in 1960, improvement of gravel roads in Whitestown, Wisconsin, keeping up the roads via snowplowing or grading |
00:05:42—Early plans and thoughts on the La Farge Dam Project (1969-1975), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (est. 1802) sporadic purchase of land, exodus of people from the Whitestown, Wisconsin area, Claude Cass & family moved out of the area early, 1960s |
[Pete and Chuck are looking at map about locations of the Kickapoo River Valley, Wisconsin from 00:08:05 to 00:41:17] |
00:08:05—[unidentified person] Inconsistent compensation for landowners (via payment or assistance in relocation), bitterness on loss of family land and farms, Hay Valley, Whitestown, Wisconsin, loss of taxpayers and effect on the Whitestown, Wisconsin Government (loss of roads, etc.) |
00:13:44—Moving people and buildings out of Whitestown, Wisconsin for the La Farge Dam Project (1969-1975), People that had to move buildings out of Whitestown, Wisconsin: Neal Nunstedt, Bob Ferris, moving Bob Ferris’ barns across the Kickapoo River, Pete bought and moved the Whitestown town hall, 1960s-1975 |
00:18:38— U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (est. 1802) held bidding and destruction of buildings of Whitestown, Wisconsin if they were not moved for the La Farge Dam Project (1969-1975), artesian wells |
00:20:20—Loss of tax revenues in Whitestown, Wisconsin, schoolchildren and snowstorms, keeping the roads clear for Hillsboro, La Farge, Brookwood school districts, rescuing people off the road, Amish kids being rescued by Pete, Irish Ridge Road, Whitestown, Wisconsin, Pete changing the roads of Whitestown by removing banks and widening road |
00:28:38—Population decline effects on churches, Whitestown, Wisconsin, Brushwick Church, Sandhill Ridge Church (Bethany Sandhill Lutheran Church), Weister Creek Road and Indian Creek Hill, Rockton, Wisconsin, Joe Davis and other city residents buying leftover land after the Federal Government |
00:31:49—[unidentified person] Snowstorms, February and March 1959, advancement of technology to cope with winter weather, 1960s-2000s |
00:33:07—Pete’s thoughts on the La Farge Dam Project (1969-1975), construction of the unfinished Richard I. Bong Air Force Base, Brighton, Wisconsin, plan and purchase of land by the State of Wisconsin for a dam on Billings Creek near Wildcat Mountain State Park, Wisconsin |
00:36:56—Expansion of the Amish population and community in Whitestown, Wisconsin |
00:37:58—Archaeology digs of Native American grounds in Hay Valley and near Indian Creek, Ho-Chunk land ownership around Indian Creek, Rockton, Wisconsin |
00:41:17— [Looking at 1896 Plat Book] legacy of families living in the same general area, 1950s-2000s |
00:46:21—[unidentified person] the Federal Government’s plan for the future of the La Farge, Wisconsin area after the La Farge Dam was completed, fear of losing of rural heritage due to the expansion of recreation because of the La Farge Dam Project (1969-1975) |
00:47:42—Difference between state planning of the project and federal planning of the project, small dams vs the big La Farge dam, Peterson worked for Groves (construction contractors) under the Federal Government at the Richard I. Bong Air Force Base, Brighton, Wisconsin |
00:50:40—Changes around Whitestown, Wisconsin, loss of farmers, demographic changes in the township as people move to the cities, expansion of recreation on the Kickapoo River |
00:52:18—Chuck Hatfield [interviewer] explains how water height is measured, less frequent floods of the Kickapoo River and its tributaries |
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