Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Late Woodland Stage, Archaic, Effigy Mound Culture, Early, Middle and & Late Woodla dating back to 6999 BC.
Several famous people are associated with these Dane County historic places including Stephen Carpenter, Frederick Jackson Turner, William Hugh McFarland and Frank Riley.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Dane County places including Claude & Starck, Henry Dysland, Claude and Starck, Beatty and Strang, Matthew H. Simon, Donnel & Kutzbock, Louis Claude, Frank M. Moulton, Peter W. Matts and John Nader. Prominent architectural styles found in Dane Country are Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman and Italianate.