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un:102_caledoniawales [2016-09-09]
nerfer [Caledonia, WI]
un:102_caledoniawales [2016-09-09]
nerfer [Wales, WI]
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 Located west of Milwaukee and about 35 miles from Caledonia, this is rolling country with oaks and other trees. Located west of Milwaukee and about 35 miles from Caledonia, this is rolling country with oaks and other trees.
-Johann Georg Ungerecht moved to Wales from Hebron (near [[103_GlenUllin|Glen Ullin]]) ND, and farmed there for 15 years. Then, the story goes, before returning to Glen Ullin he sold his land to the state so they could build the Wisconsin State Tuberculosis Sanatorium.  ​It was a very scenic facility, and there are some interesting pictures [[https://​www.flickr.com/​photos/​passgo/​sets/​72157602093018776/​|on Flickr]]. ​ In 1959 it was converted into the Ethan Allen Correctional Facility for Boys, that closed in 2011 and the site has been idle since then.+Johann Georg Ungerecht moved to Wales from Hebron (near [[103_GlenUllin|Glen Ullin]]) ND, and farmed there for 15 years. Then, the story goes, he sold his land to the state so they could build the Wisconsin State Tuberculosis Sanatorium ​- and we've found old plats that verify the story. They continued to live in Wales a couple more years, it's unclear what prompted them to return to the Glen Ullin area.  ​The Sanatorium ​was a very scenic facility, and there are some interesting pictures [[https://​www.flickr.com/​photos/​passgo/​sets/​72157602093018776/​|on Flickr]]. ​ In 1959 it was converted into the Ethan Allen Correctional Facility for Boys, that closed in 2011 and the site has been idle since then.
  
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