Travel Back in Time to Stoddard

Stoddard, Wisconsin is on the banks of the Mississippi and unlike many of the towns and villages along the Ol’ Miss, Stoddard was not a fur trading post nor steamboat stop. It was a farming community with a downtown dedicated to the needs of farmers. Many images are from the Vernon County Historical Society and Viroqua Library.

Postcard of Rattle Snake Point, made by H.H. Denison. Vernon County Historical Society and Viroqua Library.
Postcard of Rattle Snake Point, made by H.H. Denison. Vernon County Historical Society and Viroqua Library.
A postcard of an aerial view of Stoddard, Wisconsin with the Mississippi River running alongside of it, and bluffs in the background circa 1908. UW-La Crosse Murphy Library.
A postcard of an aerial view of Stoddard, Wisconsin with the Mississippi River running alongside of it, and bluffs in the background circa 1908. UW-La Crosse Murphy Library.
John Deere Days, 4th of July. Vernon County Historical Society and Viroqua Library.
John Deere Days, 4th of July. Vernon County Historical Society and Viroqua Library.
C.P.White General Store, 1908. Vernon County Historical Society and Viroqua Library.
C.P. White General Store, 1908. Vernon County Historical Society and Viroqua Library.
Plat of the Village of Stoddard ca. 1920 - ca. 1929 Shows streets, and block and lot numbers. Wisconsin Historical Society.
Plat of the Village of Stoddard ca. 1920 – ca. 1929 Shows streets, and block and lot numbers. Wisconsin Historical Society.