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State Fish Hatchery

Date: 1935
Description: View of the State Fish Hatchery with a boat in the foreground. Caption reads: "View at State Fish Hatchery Spooner, Wis."
General Information

Archaeological Sites Property Tax Exemption Program

Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office
Provides tax exemption for a property that contains an archaeological site listed in the National Register or State Register of Historic Places.
Postcard

View of Spooner, Wisconsin

Date: 1905
Description: View of a street scene, with the Spooner State Bank in the foreground, and the William Busch Meat Market and a confectionary further down the street. Capti...
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Historic Homes Tax Credit Program

State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society
This program offers a 25-percent Wisconsin income tax credit for homeowners who rehabilitate historic, non-income-producing personal residences.
Photograph

State High School Basketball Tournament Teams

Date: 02 14 1956
Description: Group portrait of the Spooner High School basketball team, the Railroaders.
Photograph

Trolley Inn

Date: 1941
Description: The Trolley Inn, diner, overnight cabins, and gas pumps, located on state highways 53 & 63, one mile south of Spooner. The juxtaposition of the former tro...
Postcard

Greetings from Spooner

Date: 1960
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings from Spooner, Wis." Text on reverse: "Looking north on this aerial view one can see the State Fish Hatchery in the foregrou...
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Wisconsin Historic Preservation Fund Subgrants

State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society
This grant provides funding for the identification, evaluation, and listing of architectural and archaeological resources
Photograph

Drying Cranberries

Date: 1934
Description: Box of harvested cranberries at a drying rack.
Photograph

Cranberry Cleaning Machine

Date: 09 1934
Description: Two men are loading cranberries into a washing machine.
Historical Essay

Spreading Like Wildfire: Wisconsin's Forest Fires

Discover the overlooked history of Wisconsin's deadly wildfires, including the 1871 disaster that killed 1,500 people.
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Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA)

Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA)
WHEDA's programs strive to stimulate affordable housing and economic development throughout the state
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Historic Income-Producing Buildings Tax Credit Program

Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office
This program offers 20 percent of the cost of rehabilitating historic commercial buildings as a federal income tax credit.
Photograph

Rai-Molay Holiday Dance Royalty

Date: 12 08 1953
Description: Portrait of seven members of Shriners youth groups in formal dress; the boys were in the De Molay club and the girls were in the Rainbow Girls club. Some ...
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History and Culture Grants

National Park Service
The National Park Service provides funding for the preservation, acquisition, and interpretation of various historic and cultural resources.
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Community Development Grant Programs

USDA Rural Development: Community and Economic Development
These grants help communities reach their long-term economic development goals through two primary programs.
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Rural Development Grant and Loan Assistance

USDA Rural Development
This program provides loans, grant and technical assistance to rural communites.
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JPMorgan Chase

Economic Development and Affordable Housing Grants
Funding is available for projects intended as catalysts to meaningful, positive, and sustainable change within neighborhoods and communities.
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Tourism Cares - Worldwide Grant Program

Tourism Cares
This grant program provides funding for cultural, historic or natural tourism-related sites.

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