Post Office
The first post office was established in 1848 with Egbert Bennett as the first postmaster.
The Oregon Exchange Hotel 1845
The first frame hotel was built in 1845 for Egbert Bennett and called the Oregon Exchange. It was located at 112-116 Janesville Street. It also served as the Post Office. This business failed and was purchased by Richard Chandler and became the Chandler House. In 1898, the hotel burned and C.W. Netherwood built the present […]
Egbert Bennett
EGBERT BENNETT, one of the pioneers of Dane county, now living retired in the town of Dunn, was born in Albany, N.Y., June 4, 1819.