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Filter: Year of 1830-1839
| Date: | 1839 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Racine House with multiple horse-drawn wagons and figures standing in front. |
| Date: | 09 1838 |
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| Description: | A public notice of a meeting that nominated Hon. James Duane Doty for Delegate to Congress for this Territory. Other names on document; Hon. Gilbert Knapp,... |
| Suffragist and Minister |
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| Biography of suffragist and Universalist minister Olympia Brown, the first female minister in America. |
| Lawyer, Politician and Judge |
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| Biography of lawyer, politician and judge Edward George Ryan. |
| Agricultural Innovator |
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| Biography of Racine-based Jerome Increase Case, one of the leaders in the agricultural revolution. |
| Religious Leader, Politician and Self-proclaimed Monarch |
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| Biography of James Jesse Strang, American religious leader, politician and self-proclaimed monarch of a faction of the Latter Day Saint movement. |
| Learn about the oldest cities and towns in Wisconsin which were established by 1836 and still exist today. |
| Learn about the Baptist congregations which began organizing in Wisconsin in the 1830s. |
| An Old Man's Tall Tale |
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| Wisconsin pioneer Joseph Crelie was said to be 139 years old when he was exhibited to spectators in 1864. But how old was he really? |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Lawyer, Helped Draft the Wisconsin Constitution |
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| Ever wonder why beer is so popular in Wisconsin? Wisconsin history is full of breweries and beer. |
| Europeans Come to Wisconsin |
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| Discover how Native Americans were removed from their lands in Wisconsin to make room for European immigrants. |
| Steamships, Canals and the 19th Century Economy |
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| Discover what happened when 19th century Wisconsin settlers tried to construct a canal between the Mississippi and the Great Lakes. |
| Nearby City: | Racine, Racine County |
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| Body of water: | Lake Michigan |
| Date: | 1831-12-16 |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Racine |
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