The canon
Midwest — 36 dossiers on file
The heaviest files in Wisconsin
Wisconsin doesn't file lightly: 36 dossiers on record, haunting the claim it makes most. Below, the 25 heaviest — ranked the only way the archive knows how, by the record itself.
36
dossiers on file
17
open to visitors
1864
oldest dated · Old Baraboo Inn
Haunting
most-filed claim · 11 files
The 25 deepest files
The iron town where Silver Street stayed wide open.
The 1896 whaleback—the last of her kind.
School associated with documented cultural history.
The 22 islands—the Ojibwe’s sacred archipelago.
The 1891 mansion—where the children reportedly play.
The rest of the shelf
Ranks 26–36 — shallower files, still on record, still sorted by depth.
Filed alongside
Record last amended October 2, 2026 · ranked with the archive