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Newspaper Article/Clipping

Upper Fox River Historic Marker

Date: 10 07 1957
Description: Mrs. Steve McNamara (left), granddaughter of Nathan Strong, the founder of the city of Berlin, then named Strong's Landing, spoke at the dedication ceremon...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Wisconsin's First Aviator Historic Marker

Date: 08 19 1964
Description: A number of Early Birds of Aviation acquaintances, men who flew solo prior to December 17, 1916, came together to honor A.P. Warner and the historical mark...
Photograph

Nation's First Watershed Project Historic Marker

Date: 07 19 1955
Description: The Nation's First Watershed Project historical marker commemorates the large-scale soil and water conservation project that began in Coon Creek in 1933. S...
Map or Atlas

Auto Touring Route, 1832 Black Hawk War

Date: 1998
Description: This map shows an auto tour route with historical markers and the approximate Black Hawk Band route in southern Wisconsin. County boundaries, roads and cit...
Photograph

Bridge and Blossoms

Date: 06 1969
Description: The Cedarburg Bridge, originally known as the Red Bridge, with a flowering tree on the right. Originally Wisconsin had more than 40 covered bridges. This i...
Photograph

Inspecting a Horse Pull

Date: 06 1983
Description: Martin Koll and Larry Dogs check out a horse pull on the Theresa Historical Grounds.
Postcard

Christ Episcopal Church

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Description: Color view of a church built in 1897 of local stone. Located at 9th and Main. National Historical Register.
Photograph

Marquette Historic Marker

Date: 06 30 1957
Description: View across lawn towards a crowd, with costumed participants dressed as Native Americans, fur traders, and Jacques Marquette, at the dedication of the Marq...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Four Wheel Drive Historic Marker

Date: 10 15 1960
Description: Walter A. Olen, former president of the FWD (four wheel drive) Corporation and curator of the FWD Foundation museum, unveiled the Four Wheel Drive historic...
Drawing

Polperro House

Date: 1946
Description: Pencil drawing (graphite and ink?) of Polperro House, at the Pendarvis State Historical Site in Mineral Point. Features a side gable entrance and a log fra...
Map or Atlas

Polk County, Wisconsin Road Map

Date: 1980
Description: This road map of Polk County, Wisconsin, has been annotated to show the location of historic sites in the county and is accompanied by a 1980 directory of ...
Photograph

Jefferson Prairie Historic Marker

Date: 05 16 1952
Description: Judge Chester R. Christensen, Rock County Judge, speaking at the dedication ceremony of the Jefferson Prairie Settlement historical marker. Seated behind h...
Map or Atlas

Map of City of Cedarburg, Wisconsin

Date: 1967
Description: This map of Cedarburg includes a list of historic buildings in the left margin. The map was created by the Ozaukee County Historical Society for Cedarburg'...
Photograph

Man Sharpening Axe

Date: 
Description: Man sharpening an axe on a grinding wheel next to a cabin at Old World Wisconsin.
Photograph

Dedication of Historical Marker

Date: 1923
Description: This historical marker was erected in commemoration of the French explorers Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet in Wyalusing State Park. The two men ...
Photograph

Marquette and Joliet Historical Marker

Date: 1923
Description: This historical marker was erected in commemoration of the French explorers Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet in the Wyalusing State Park. The two ...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Brigham Park Historic Marker

Date: 07 13 1955
Description: Mrs. Charles I. Brigham (left), and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Charles Brigham, Jr., with her children Mark, Jonathan, and Elizabeth, standing and reading t...
Photograph

John Muir Marker

Date: 1958
Description: Historical marker at the site of John Muir's boyhood home, located in the John Muir Memorial Park near Montello. A woman stands next to the marker, and the...
Map or Atlas

Caddie Woodlawn Country

Date: 1974
Description: This 1974 map shows historical sites related to Caddie Woodlawn, a book by Carol Ryrie Brink, in the Town of Dunn, Dunn County, Wisconsin. Some landmarks a...
Map or Atlas

Dane County Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: Shows points of historic interest in Dane County; includes explanation of historical points of interest and corresponding symbols. "Map of historic sites i...

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