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Term: Dubuque, Julien, 1762-1810

Definition: early miner in the Lead Region; born in Quebec, in 1788 he negotiated with the Sauk and Meskwaki (Fox) Indians for the right to mine lead in the vicinity of the modern Iowa city that bears his name.

[Source: Cultural Resource Management in Wisconsin (Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1986)]

418 records found

Dablon (D'Ablon), Fr. Claude, 1619-1697.
Dacada, Sheboygan Co.
Dafoe, Willem 1955 -
Daggett, Samuel Slater 1812 - 1868
Dahl, Andreas Larsen, 1844-1923
Dahl, Ole Rasmussen, 1817 - 1882
Dahl, St. Croix Co.
Dahl, Theodor Halvorson 1845 - 1923
Dahle, Herman Bjorn 1855 - 1920
Dailey, Jr., Paul 1915
Dailey, Lt. Col. Dennis B. (1840-1898)
dairy industry in Wisconsin
Dairyland, Douglas Co.
Dairyland, Town of, Douglas Co.
Dakota, Town of, Waushara Co.
Dakota, Waushara Co.
Daland, William Clifton 1860 - 1921
Dale, Outagamie Co.
Dale, Town of, Outagamie Co.
Daleyville, Dane Co.
Dallas, Barron Co.
Dallas, Election precinct of, Iowa Co.
Dallas, Town of, Barron Co.
Dallas, Town of, Barron Co.
Dallas, Village of, Barron Co.
Dalton, Green Lake Co.
Daly, Tyne 1946 -
Damann, Theodore 1869 - 1946
Damon, Harold E. 1885
Dams on the Mississippi (Historic Marker Erected 1
Danbury, Burnett Co.
Dancy, Marathon Co.
Dandeneau, Marcel 1931
Dane County Guards (Civil War)
Dane County [origin of place name]
Dane, Dane Co.
Dane, Nathan, 1752-1835.
Dane, Town of, Dane Co.
Dane, Village of, Dane Co.
Danes in Wisconsin
Daniells, William Willard 1840 - 1912
Daniels, Edward 1828 - 1916
Daniels, Newell 1828 - 1904
Daniels, Town of, Burnett Co.
Danish Dairy Cooperative (Historic Marker Erected
Dankoler, Harry Edward 1863 - 1955
Danville, Dodge Co.
Darboy, Calumet Co.
Darien [origin of place name]
Darien, Town of, Walworth Co.
Darien, Village of, Walworth Co.
Darien, Walworth Co.
Darling, Alberta 1944
Darling, Mason C. 1801 - 1866
Darling, Town of, Oconto Co.
Darlington Light Infantry (Civil War military unit
Darlington [origin of place name]
Darlington, Lafayette Co.
Darlington, Town of, Lafayette Co.
Darms, John Martin George 1873 - 1946
Dartford [origin of place name]
Dartford, Election precinct of, Marquette Co.
Darwin (historical), Dane Co.
Davidson, James (1854-1922)(Historic Marker Erecte
Davidson, James Henry 1858 - 1918
Davidson, James O. 1854 - 1922
Davidson, John Nelson 1848 - 1945
Davidson, Thomas 1828 - 1895
Davidson, William Fuson ["Commodore"] 1825 - 1887
Davies, John Eugene 1839 - 1900
Davis, Glenn R. 1914 - 1988
Davis, J. Mac 1952
Davis, Jefferson (in Wisconsin)
Davis, John Jefferson 1852 - 1937
Dawes Act (1887)
Dawes, Col. Rufus R. (1838-1899)
Dawn Manor-Site of the Lost City of Newport (Histo
Day, Laurence J. 1913
Day, Roland B. 1919
Day, Town of, Marathon Co.
Daylight-in-the-swamp (logging)
Dayton [origin of place name]
Dayton, Green Co.
Dayton, Town of, Green Lake Co.
Dayton, Town of, Richland Co.
Dayton, Town of, St. Croix Co.
Dayton, Town of, Waupaca Co.
De Forest, Dane Co.
De Forest, Dane Co. [origin of place name]
De Forest, Village of, Dane Co.
De Groat, Col. Charles H. (1838-1904)
De Langlade (Historic Marker Erected 1955)
de Langlade, Charles
De Neveu Lake [origin of place name]
De Pere [brief history]
De Pere [origin of place name]
De Pere, Brown Co.
De Pere, Town of, Brown Co.
De Peyster, Arent Schuyler, 1736 - 1822
De Soto, Crawford Co.
De Soto, Village of, Crawford Co.
De Weerdt, Esther Hurley [Mrs. Ole N.] 1892 - 1953
Deacon-seat (logging)
Dead Lake [origin of place name]
dead man's handle (railroads)
Dead Man's Spring [origin of place name]
Dead-head (logging)
deadeye (maritime)
deadwood (maritime)
Dean House (Historic Marker Erected 1998)
Dean, Nathaniel (1817-1880) (Historic Marker Erect
Dean, Robert W. 1923
Deansville [origin of place name]
Deansville, Dane Co.
Dearholt, Hoyt E. 1879 - 1939
death penalty in Wisconsin
Death's Door
Decatur [origin of place name]
Decatur, Town of, Green Co.
deck (maritime)
Decker Corner, Ozaukee Co.
Decker, Ozaukee Co.
Decker, Russell S. 1953
deckhouse (maritime)
Decorah Beach, Winnebago Co.
Decorah family
Decorah Peak (Historic Marker Erected 1958)
Decorah, Old, 1746?-1836, Ho-Chunk chief
Decorah, One-Eyed, 1772?-1864, Ho-Chunk chief
Decorah, Spoon, 1730?-1816?, Ho-Chunk chief
Decorah, Waukon, 1780?-1868, Ho-Chunk chief
Dedham, Douglas Co.
Deer Creek, Town of, Outagamie Co.
Deer Creek, Town of, Taylor Co.
Deer Lake, Rock Co.
Deer Park, St. Croix Co.
Deer Park, Village of, St. Croix Co.
Deer, Ada, 1935 --
Deerbrook, Langlade Co.
Deerfield [origin of place name]
Deerfield, Dane Co.
Deerfield, Town of, Dane Co.
Deerfield, Town of, Pierce Co.
Deerfield, Town of, Waushara Co.
Deerfield, Village of, Dane Co.
Deering, A.A. 1888
deface (Civil War)
Deininger, David G. 1947
Deitz (Dietz), John F. 1861 - 1924
Dekorra, Columbia Co.
Dekorra, Election precinct of, Portage Co.
Dekorra, Town of, Columbia Co.
Dekoven, James 1831 - 1879
Delafield Fish Hatchery (Historic Marker Erected 1
Delafield [origin of place name]
Delafield, Town of, Waukesha Co.
Delafield, Waukesha Co.
Delavan Lake, Walworth Co.
Delavan [origin of place name]
Delavan's Circus Colony (Historic Marker Erected 1
Delavan's Historic Brick Street (Historic Marker E
Delavan, Town of, Walworth Co.
Delavan, Walworth Co.
Delbern Acres, Dodge Co.
Dell Creek [origin of place name]
Dell Prairie (historical), Adams Co.
Dell Prairie, Town of, Adams Co.
Dellona, Town of, Sauk Co.
dells
Dellton, Sauk Co.
Dellwood, Adams Co.
Dellwood, Sauk Co.
Delmar, Town of, Chippewa Co.
Delong, Delmar E. 1931
Delta, Bayfield Co.
Delta, Town of, Bayfield Co.
Delton [origin of place name]
Delton, Town of, Sauk Co.
Delwiche, Edmond Joseph 1874 - 1950
Democratic Party (in Wisconsin)
Dempsey, Chester E. 1896
Dempsey, Edward Joseph 1878 - 1956
Denmark (Historic Marker Erected 1998)
Denmark, Brown Co.
Denmark, Village of, Brown Co.
Denniston House (Historic Marker Erected 1969)
Densmore, James 1820 - 1889
Denzer [origin of place name]
Denzer, Sauk Co.
Depere
Depere Rifles (Civil War)
depth of hold (maritime)
Derenthal, Oderic Ignaz 1856 - 1934
Derleth, August W. (1909-1971)(Historic Marker Ere
Derleth, August, 1909 - 1971
Dernier ressort (Fr.)
Deronda [origin of place name]
Deronda, Polk Co.
derrick (maritime)
Des Moines River
Des Plaines River, Racine Co.
Desmond, Humphrey Joseph 1858 - 1932
Dessert, Joseph 1819 - 1910
Detroit Harbor, Door Co.
Detroit Island, Green Bay
Deuster, Peter Victor 1831 - 1904
Devil's Chimney
Devil's Lake, Sauk Co.
Devils Corner, Pepin Co.
Devitt, James C. 1929
Dewey Corners, Trempealeau Co.
Dewey's Corners [origin of place name]
Dewey, Douglas Co.
Dewey, Nelson 1813 - 1889
Dewey, Town of, Burnett Co.
Dewey, Town of, Portage Co.
Dewey, Town of, Rusk Co.
Dewhurst, Town of, Clark Co.
dewlap (farming)
Dexter, Fond du Lac Co.
Dexter, Town of, Wood Co.
Dexterville, Wood Co.
Dheinsville Settlement (Historic Marker Erected 19
Dheinsville, Washington Co.
Diamond Bluff, Pierce Co.
Diamond Bluff, Town of, Pierce Co.
Diamond Grove, Election precinct of, Iowa Co.
Diamond Grove, Grant Co.
Diamond Hill [origin of place name]
Dicke, Peter Henry 1822 - 1911
Dickeyville, Grant Co.
Dickeyville, Village of, Grant Co.
Dickson, Robert 1765 - 1823
Diefenbach Corners, Washington Co.
Dieterich, William Herbert 1897
Dietrichson, Johannes Wilhelm Christian 1815 - 188
Dietz, Carl [Petrius?] 1875 - 1957
Dietz, John F. 1861 - 1924
Dilly, Vernon Co.
Dilweg, Gary T. 1937
Dingee, William W. 1831 - 1919
Dionesopulos, Frank G. 1935
disasters in Wisconsin
discharge (Civil War)
Disciples of Christ in Wisconsin
Disco, Jackson Co.
disease and epidemics
Division (Civil War)
division (military)
Dixon Guard (Civil War)
Dixon, Luther Swift 1825 - 1891
Doar, William Thomas 1882 - 1952
Dobie, Barron Co.
Dobie, Douglas Co.
Dobyns, John P. 1944
Dodd, John Morris 1866 - 1950
Dodge Center [origin of place name]
Dodge County Guard (Civil War)
Dodge County [origin of place name]
Dodge's branch (stream)
Dodge's Grove and Fort Union (Historic Marker Erec
Dodge, Henry 1782 - 1867
Dodge, Joseph Thompson 1823 - 1904
Dodge, Joshua Eric 1854 - 1921
Dodge, Town of, Dodge Co.
Dodge, Town of, Trempealeau Co.
Dodge, Trempealeau Co.
Dodge, Trempealeau Co. [origin of place name]
Dodgeville Guards (Civil War)
Dodgeville [brief history]
Dodgeville [origin of place name]
Dodgeville, Iowa Co.
Dodgeville, Town of, Iowa Co.
Doe, Joseph Bodwell 1855 - 1925
Doer, Clifford E. 1920
Doerfler, Christian 1862 - 1934
Doering, Lincoln Co.
Dog (logging)
dog tent (Civil War)
Doll, William De Berge 1897 - 1945
dolphin striker (maritime)
Domschke, Bernard ["Domschcke","Bernhard"] 1827 -
Donald, John Sweet 1869 - 1934
Donald, Taylor Co.
Dongola [origin of place name]
donkey boiler (maritime)
donkey engine (maritime)
Donnelly, Davis A. 1927
Donoghue, Sheehan 1943
Donohue, Jerry Jr. 1885 - 1943
Doodle Book
Doolittle, James Rood 1815 - 1897
Dooney's Siding [origin of place name]
Door county [origin of place name]
Door Creek, Dane Co.
Doran [origin of place name]
Dorchester, Clark Co.
Dorchester, Village of, Clark Co.
Dorff, Eugene 1930
Dorman, Henry
Dorns Faro Springs Beach, Calumet Co.
Dorns Twilight Beach, Calumet Co.
Dorr, Clifford E. 1920
Doty's Island
Doty, James Duane 1799 - 1865
Doty, Town of, Oconto Co.
Dotyville, Fond du Lac Co.
Double-bitted-ax (logging)
Doud, Reuben G. 1830 - 1877
Doudna, Edgar George 1877 - 1948
Douglas Center, Marquette Co.
Douglas [origin of place name]
Douglas, Town of, Marquette Co.
Dousman [origin of place name]
Dousman, Hercules Louis 1800 - 1868
Dousman, John Barrickman 1807 - 1868
Dousman, Village of, Waukesha Co.
Dousman, Waukesha Co.
Dover, Iowa Co.
Dover, Price Co.
Dover, Town of, Buffalo Co.
Dover, Town of, Racine Co.
Dovre, Town of, Barron Co.
Dow riot (1967)
Downer, Jason 1813 - 1883
Downing, Dunn Co.
Downing, Village of, Dunn Co.
Downsville, Dunn Co.
Downtown Sheboygan Falls Historic District (Histor
Doyle, Jessica Laird, 1945-
Doyle, Jim 1945
Doyle, Town of, Barron Co.
Doylestown, Columbia Co.
Doylestown, Village of, Columbia Co.
Draheim, William A. 1898
Drammen, Town of, Eau Claire Co.
Draper Manuscripts
Draper, Lyman Copeland 1815 - 1891
Draper, Sawyer Co.
Draper, Town of, Sawyer Co.
Dray (logging)
Dray-day (logging)
Dray-road (logging)
Dream Dance
drench (farming)
dress parade (Civil War)
Dresser, Polk Co.
Dresser, Village of, Polk Co.
Dreyfus, Lee Sherman 1926-2008
drift (mining)
Driftless Area
drill (Civil War)
Drive (logging)
driving (mining)
Drovers Woods, Dane Co.
Druecker, Ozaukee Co.
Drumlins (Historic Marker Erected 1979)
Drummond [origin of place name]
Drummond's Island
Drummond, Bayfield Co.
Drummond, Town of, Bayfield Co.
Dry sloop (logging)
Drywood, Chippewa Co.
Drzewiecki, Gary F. 1954
Du Bay Trading Post (Historic Marker Erected 1962)
Dubay [Dube), John Baptiste 1810 - 1887
Dubay, Election precinct of, Portage Co.
Dubuque, Julien, 1762-1810
Ducharme, Dominique 1765 - 1853
Duck Creek, Brown Co.
Dudgeon, Matthew Simpson 1871 - 1949
Dudley, Lincoln Co.
due bill (logging)
Dueholm, Robert M. 1945
Duff, Marc C. 1961
Duffey, Thomas J. 1927
Duffle (logging)
Dugdale, Robert Iliff 1868 - 1956
Duggar, Benjamin Minge 1872 - 1956
Dugout (logging)
Duluth [Dulhut], Daniel Greysolon Sieur 1636 - 171
Dunbar, Marinette Co.
Dunbar, Town of, Marinette Co.
Dunbar, Town of, Marinette Co.
Dunbarton, Lafayette Co.
Dundas, Calumet Co.
Dundee, Fond du Lac Co.
Dunkirk, Dane Co.
Dunkirk, Town of, Dane Co.
Dunn County Pinery Rifles (Civil War)
Dunn [origin of place name]
Dunn, Charles 1799 - 1872
Dunn, Town of, Dane Co.
Dunn, Town of, Dunn Co.
Dunnville, Census district of, Dunn Co.
Dunnville, Dunn Co.
Duplainville, Waukesha Co.
Dupont, Town of, Waupaca Co.
Durand [origin of place name]
Durand, Pepin Co.
Durand, Town of, Pepin Co.
Duren, Joanne M. 1931
Durham boat (maritime)
Durham, Waukesha Co.
Durkee, Charles 1805 - 1870
Durward, Bernard Isaac 1817 - 1902
Durwards Glen, Columbia Co.
Dutch Corners, Lincoln Co.
Dutch Gap Canal, Kenosha Co.
Dutch in Wisconsin
Dutch Settlement (Historic Marker Erected 1956)
Dutton, Brother Joseph 1843 - 1931
Duvall, Kewaunee Co.
Duveneck, Manitowoc Co.
Dwinnell, Soloman Ashley 1812 - 1879
Dyckesville, Brown Co.
Dyers Burgh, Election precinct of, Columbia Co.
Dykstra, Clarence Addison 1883 - 1950

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