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The early days of driving in Wisconsin

Devil-Wagon Days

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At the start of the twentieth century, driving was a perilous pursuit. Unpaved and unmarked roads made even short trips a test of endurance. Dorothy V. Walters provides this account of the early days of driving in Wisconsin.

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Walters, Dorothy V. "Devil-Wagon Days." Wisconsin Magazine of History. (September 1946: 69-77).