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| 3,000 Dam the Red River |
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| Read this wild story about a Wisconsin Dells lumberjack applying his knowledge of dams to help Union forces escape a Confederate attack. |
| Hero of the Confederacy |
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| Discover the story of Belle Boyd, the celebrity Civil War spy who died while performing in the Wisconsin Dells. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Eagle feather dance staff used at 1933 World's Fair by Ho-Chunk dancers from the Wisconsin Dells. (Museum object #2001.49.1) |
| This Milwaukeean's prolific life in the entertainment business helped transform the Wisconsin Dells into the major tourist destination it is today. |
| How One Family Helped Build the Modern Tourist Destination |
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| Discover how Wisconsin Dells came to prominence as a Midwestern tourism institution. |
| Learn about the rise of Wisconsin Dells tourism, and read about the creation and collapse of the man-made river it was founded on. |
| An intimate look at family, architecture, interiors and fashion in Victorian Wisconsin between 1885 and 1900 |
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| Learn about the lives of upper-middle class Wisconsinites in the Victorian period between 1885 and 1900. |
| Harry Ellsworth Cole |
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| Cole's photographs show scenic views of the Dells and Devil's Lake area as well as geological features throughout Sauk County. |
| An Inventive and Imaginative Photographer |
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| Learn about H.H. Bennett, the 19th-century photographer of Wisconsin Dells landscapes. |
| The Invention of a new Pastime |
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| Discover how new technology helped create the tourist industry in Wisconsin in the 19th century |
| Community: | Wisconsin Dells |
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| County: | Sauk |
| Historic Name: | Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church |
| Reference Number: | 151741 |
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| County: | Sauk |
| Historic Name: | Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church |
| Reference Number: | 152122 |
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| Reference Number: | 220769 |
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| Reference Number: | 220770 |
| Community: | Wisconsin Dells |
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| Reference Number: | 230455 |
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| Reference Number: | 230456 |
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| Reference Number: | 243677 |
| Community: | Wisconsin Dells |
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| Historic Name: | Wisconsin Deer Park |
| Reference Number: | 243678 |
| Community: | Wisconsin Dells |
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| County: | Sauk |
| Historic Name: | Rocky Arbor State Park Office |
| Reference Number: | 244874 |
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