The town of Pepin, Wisconsin was the nearest town to the Ingalls' house in the Big Woods. There is an excellent museum here which contains information about Laura's life in Pepin that was never mentioned in her books. A large map of the area from the 1870's shows the ownership of land in the area. The Ingalls' land was sold to Andrew Anderson in 1873 and it is in his name that it can be identified. The position of the house is clearly marked. Also marked is the land belonging to James Barry. The crossroads on that land was known as Barry Corner and here Laura and Mary first went to school, taught by James Barry's daughter, Anna.
Amongst the strangest things found on the Ingalls homesite is a 19th century nautical flag used to identify American ships to customs. One can only make some wild guesses as to what it was doing there. The museum also contains many interesting photographs and artifacts dating from the creation of the town.
Rocky Ridge Museum, Rocky Ridge House, Mansfield, Mansfield Cemetery
Kansas Prairie, Independence Kansas, Keystone South Dakota,
De Smet, Pa's Claim site, The Homestead, De Smet Cemetery, De Smet Pageant.
Tracy, Walnut Grove Museum, Plum Creek, Walnut Grove Pageant.
South Troy, Lake Pepin, Pepin Museum, Big Woods house.
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