>> Does any one have any information/photos, etc. about Columbia Hotel in >> Platteville about 1898? Seeking information about the landlord and >> clerk. What other hotels would have existed at the same time? 1. For info about hotels during this era, go to: http://www.shsw.wisc.edu/wlhba/articleSearch.asp 2. Enter "hotel" as the keyword to search on. 3. Watch the 5th column and look for "Grant" as you scroll down the page. You'll see Grant County entries for: The old Sisson hotel recalls early recollections Boscobel hotel birthplace of Gideon Order Old hotel built to take the Capitol to Cassville Historic Hazel Green hotel is century old The list on the second page contains one Grant County entry: Builders' guess is wrong; hotel empty 95 years =============== Always use real butter. =============== Mary Thiele Fobian Writer/Editor Pacific Grove, CA