Cross Plains, Wisconsin

Cross Plains is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,419 at the 2000 census. The Village of Cross Plains is located partially within the town. The unincorporated community of Pine Bluff is located in the town.

The Pine Bluff Observatory (PBO) is an astronomical observatory located in the town of Cross Plains, Wisconsin (USA) about 24 kilometers (15 mi) west of Madison. PBO is owned and operated by the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW-Madison). It opened in 1958, and is mainly used by students and faculty of UW-Madison for instruction and research. PBO also provides a facility for testing new instruments. Recent research conducted at PBO includes measuring the lunar sodium tail, monitoring circumstellar disks around Be stars, and studying the warm ionized medium.

Pine Bluff is an unincorporated community located in the town of Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States.It is the site of the observatory of the University of Wisconsin.

Berry is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,168 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Marxville is in the Town of Berry.

Klevenville is an unincorporated community located in the town of Springdale, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States.

The Aslak Lie Cabin in Springdale, Wisconsin was built in 1848 by a Norwegian immigrant master craftsman who mixed traditional techniques from the old country with newer American ways of building. The cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 and on the State Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Riley is an unincorporated community located in the town of Springdale, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States.

The Friderich Kohlmann House is a stone farmhouse built by a German settler in 1867 in Berry, Wisconsin. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and on the State Register of Historic Places in 1989.Friederich Kohlmann immigrated from Germany to Wisconsin with his parents in 1847. His father was murdered shortly after their arrival. In 1850 Friederich married Elizabeth Setimann. Later he served in the Civil War. Before building this stone house they lived in a log cabin on the west end of Indian Lake.In 1867 they had the surviving house built, with stone carried in by Indians. It stands 2.5 stories tall, with walls of uncoursed fieldstone which Kohlmann original plastered over with a stucco-like finish. The windows have cut stone sills and lintels. The windows were originally flanked by wooden shutters and a narrow porch ran the length of the house, perhaps similar to the one recently added.Friederich helped found St. John's Evangelical Church in Roxbury. His descendants owned the house until 1974.The house is significant as a good example of the masonry built by German immigrants in the 1860s.

West Middleton is an unincorporated community in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States, located just west of the city of Madison in the town of Middleton. It is home to West Middleton Elementary School, West Middleton Lutheran Church, West Middleton Laurel Baseball Team, and several large residential sub-divisions.

Middleton is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States, and a suburb of the state capital, Madison. Middleton's motto is "The Good Neighbor City." The population was 21,827 at the 2020 census.

Black Earth is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,338 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Black Earth. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Marxville is an unincorporated community located in the town of Berry in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The community is named after the Marx family, who settled in the community in the 19th century. The Town of Berry newsletter wrote, "Marxville (formerly Halfway Prairie) served as the town's commercial center, boasting a store, several blacksmith shops and other establishments. Marxville is believed to be named after a German immigrant, Johann Marx, who, although not the area's first settler, was one of the largest landowners. The name is said to have been decided when the resourceful Mr. Marx showed up at the settlers' feast with a barrel of beer."