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| Date: | 1834 |
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| Description: | Reproduction of an oil painting of Fort Winnebago, which was built in 1827 by Major William Whistler and a detachment of the First Infantry. Caption reads:... |
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| Description: | Diorama in the Milwaukee Public Museum depicting Black Hawk's surrender on August 27, 1832 at Fort Crawford in Prairie du Chien. |
| Date: | 1790 |
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| Description: | Fort Washington, built in 1789, where Cincinnati now stands. |
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| Description: | Dirt stairs through the trench wall. Captioned: "Passages up which troops rush for an attack." |
| Date: | 1831 |
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| Description: | Drawing of Fort Winnebago (near present-day Portage) that illustrated "Wau-Bun," Juliette Kinzie's memoir of her experiences on the early Wisconsin fronti... |
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| Description: | Photographic copy of a painting depicting Fort Winnebago, made by I. A. Ridgway of Portage, Wisconsin. Fort Winnebago was built in 1827 by Major William W... |
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| Description: | Old Barracks at Fort Howard, exterior building. |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Annex of Old Fort Howard. Caption reads: "Annex of Old Fort Howard, Green Bay, Wis." |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View of the front of the annex, prior to restoration. |
| Date: | 1864 |
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| Description: | Fort Crawford was decommissioned in 1856, having outlived its usefulness as a frontier post. During the Civil War, however, it functioned as a military ho... |
| Date: | 1814 |
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| Description: | Fort Shelby, built by the Americans during the War of 1812. In 1814 the fort surrendered to British forces led by Captain Andrew W. Bulger who renamed it F... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Fort Crawford. Caption reads: "Ruins of hospital, old Fort Crawford, Prairie du Chien, Wis." |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Former residence of the commanding officer. General Zachary Taylor was its first resident. It was subsequently rebuilt under the command of General Brooke.... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | A view of the ruins of the guardhouse used in 1883. Caption reads: "Ruins of Fort Crawford, Prairie du Chien, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Fort Crawford ruins. Caption reads: "Ruins of Old Fort Crawford, Prairie-du-Chien, Wis." |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Ruins of Fort Crawford. A windmill is in the background on the right. Caption reads: "Ruins of Fort Crawford, Prairie du Chien, Wis." |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Fort Crawford (the second site, showing ruins of the building of 1892-?). These are the ruins of the hospital. Caption reads: "The Ruins of Old Fort Crawfo... |
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