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| Adventurer, Explorer and Real Life Indiana Jones |
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| Biography of Roy Chapman Andrews Jones, noted adventurer, explorer and possible model for the character of Indiana Jones. |
| Legendary Artist |
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| Biography of artist Georgia O'Keeffe. |
| Documented and Legendary Accounts of Lincoln's Visits to Wisconsin |
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| Abraham Lincoln's visits to Wisconsin, documented and legendary. |
| Pioneer and Hoaxer |
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| Biography of Prairie du Chien pioneer and Wisconsin's "oldest man," Joseph Crelie. |
| Brief history of the quarrying industry in Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 10th Wisconsin Light Artillery was organized at New Lisbon and mustered into service on February 10, 1862, at Camp Utley in Racine. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 4th Wisconsin Light Artillery was organized at Racine and mustered into service on October 1, 1861. |
| Indian Agent |
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| Biography of Indian agent Joseph Montfort Street. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 12th Wisconsin Infantry was organized between October 18 and December 13, 1861, at Camp Randall in Madison. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 2nd Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison, and mustered into service on June 11, 1861. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 8th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison, mustered into service September 13, 1861, and left for St. Louis on October 12, 1861. |
| Lawyer, Politician, Senator, Cabinet Officer and Philanthropist |
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| Biography of William Freeman Vilas, 1840-1908. |
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