West Moraine and Highland looking east/north east
Silo on corner farm is the only thing left
House with barn behind still there

This was originally the Johann Theodore Opgenorth farm settled in the 1850's. He had 7 children, Mathias, Margaret, John, Rose, Olive, Irene and Louis T. Opgenorth b. 1899 his youngest eventually took over the farm. He was my paternal grandfather. Graduating from UW-Madison in 1921 he was a very progressive farmer for his time and was an early adopter of many farming practices. It was a very diversified business. Dairy Cattle, potatoes, poultry and eggs sold regularly to the Milwaukee market, grain cleaning set-up, early adopter of artificial insemination, contour farming and many other diversifications. He was married to Corrine Schaefer from Wayne, WI and they had 4 children, Kenneth 1932, Mary Carol 1933, David 1938, Gerald 1939