Travel Back in Time to Ashland

In honor of its first post office being opened on March 2nd, 1855, let’s spend some time in Ashland! Images of one of Wisconsin’s northernmost cities all come from the Ashland Historical Society Museum.

View looking east down Main Street West which shows an early building used as the Ashland Post Office on the left.
Bartender and patrons in front of The Keystone Saloon, Ashland, Wisconsin
Bartender and patrons in front of The Keystone Saloon, 1901.
Knight Hotel, Ashland, WI
Knight Hotel looking west from Second Avenue East (Main Street East), ca. 1900-1920.
First Ashland County Courthouse
Winter view of a man sitting on a sled full of lumber being pulled by four horses. In the background is the two story wooden building with cupola that was the first Ashland County Courthouse from 1887-1915.
Exterior view of a wooden two story building with lettering at the top that says "Leland Hotel." Men, women and children stand out front and on the second story balcony.
Exterior view of a wooden two story building with lettering at the top that says “Leland Hotel.” Men, women and children stand out front and on the second story balcony.
Tailor Shop, 1917.
Tailor Shop, 1917.