Editing Cadwallader C. Washburn (section)

==Later life==
Washburn donated the Edgewood Villa estate to the [[Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters]] of [[Madison, Wisconsin]], in 1881.{{sfn|Paynter|2002|p=7}} The Edgewood Villa later became [[Edgewood College]]<ref>[http://www.edgewood.edu/aboutec/profile/history.htm History of the College – Edgewood College<!--Bot-generated title-->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204210519/http://www.edgewood.edu/aboutec/profile/history.htm|date=December 4, 2007}}</ref> and [[Edgewood High School (Wisconsin)|Edgewood High School]].<ref>[http://www.edgewood.k12.wi.us/about/history Edgewood High School<!--Bot-generated title-->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191457/http://www.edgewood.k12.wi.us/about/history|date=January 2, 2014}}</ref> Nearly a year later, on May 14, 1882,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=rEVFAQAAMAAJ&dq=Cadwallader+C.+Washburn+may+14%2C+1882&pg=PA338 Minnesota Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Minnesota]</ref> he died in [[Eureka Springs, Arkansas]], while on a visit to the springs for his health.<ref name="Obit"/><ref>{{cite news|title=The Death of Ex-Gov. Cadwallader C. Washburn|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19738548/cadwallader_c_washburn_18181882/|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=May 15, 1882|page=4|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = May 2, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref> His body was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery<ref>[http://www.oakgrovecemetery.com/about/walkingtour.asp C.C. Washburn Monument, Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, Wisconsin, walking tour of Oak Grove Cemetery]</ref> in [[La Crosse, Wisconsin]].

After his death, his estate was valued at an estimated two to three million dollars.<ref name="Obit"/>{{sfn|Paynter|2002|p=8}} In his will, Cadwallader left money to his daughter and other members of his family. A large bequest was made to the city of La Crosse; land was bought and a building for the [[La Crosse Public Library (La Crosse, Wisconsin)|La Crosse Public Library]] erected.<ref>[http://www.lacrosselibrary.org/about/history.htm Library History<!--Bot-generated title-->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013123637/http://lacrosselibrary.org/about/history.htm|date=October 13, 2007}}</ref> However, the largest portion was set aside to pay for the care of his wife, Jeanette.{{sfn|Paynter|2002|p=16}}