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Main Street Oshkosh 1909, at the end of the horse-drawn age. Photo courtesy of August Tiedje.
Oshkosh Sesquicentennial 2003 logo
The first railroad comes to Oshkosh in 1858. Original painting by Chris Olson, Berlin, Wisconsin
The Grand Opera House opens in 1883 with a performance of "The Bohemian Girl."

Oshkosh Sesquicentennial 2003
A Wave of Progress

The official web site of the 150th birthday of Oshkosh, Wisconsin

 The Victory Arch raised on Main Street in 1919 to welcome local soldiers home from World War I. Photo courtesy of Oshkosh Public Museum.