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Map or Atlas

Map of the State of Wisconsin

Date: 1896
Description: This hand-colored map shows counties, county seats, cities, towns, proposed and completed railroads, and U.S. Land Offices. Also included in the map are th...
Drawing

Chief Oshkosh

Date: 1850
Description: Waist-up pen and ink drawing of Chief Oshkosh. He is wearing a top hat wrapped with a ribbon. He wears a suitcoat, bowtie, beaded neckpouch and a blanket w...
Map or Atlas

Chapman's Sectional Map of Wisconsin: With the Most Recent Surveys

Date: 1856
Description: This map with an ornamental border shows the township survey grid and identifies counties, named towns, cities and villages, rivers, lakes, railroads, road...
Photograph

Edward P. Bridgman

Date: 1855
Description: An eighth plate daguerreotype of Edward P. Bridgman, 1834-1915, as a young man. Bridgman served in the 37th Massachusetts volunteer Infantry, Company G in ...
Map or Atlas

Sketch of the Public Surveys in Wisconsin Territory

Date: 1846
Description: This map shows the plotting of the various townships in Wisconsin, both those that had been surveyed and some outlines for those which have not. A note in ...
Property Record

1916 HALL AVE

Community: Marinette
County: Marinette
Historic Name: Stephenson Building
Reference Number: 22858
Property Record

129-149 MAIN ST E

Community: Menomonie
County: Dunn
Historic Name: Heller Block
Reference Number: 44580
Property Record

MENOMINEE PARK

Community: Oshkosh
County: Winnebago
Historic Name: Colonel Lucas Miller
Reference Number: 70395
Historical Essay

Williams, Eleazer 1788-1858

Canadian Clergyman, Missionary and Con Artist
Biography of Eleazer Williams, a Canadian clergyman and missionary who claimed to be the French Lost Dauphin.
Property Record

322 E MICHIGAN ST (N MILWAUKEE)

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 16312
Historical Essay

Winnebago War (1827)

Brief description of the Winnebago War.
Property Record

1931 RIVERSIDE AVE

Community: Marinette
County: Marinette
Historic Name: Mary and Harry Brown House
Reference Number: 23077
Historical Essay

Battle of the Crater at the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia

Civil War Battle Summary
Discover the role that Wisconsin troops, including Menominee warriors and our only unit of Black soldiers, played in a dramatic Civil War battle.
Historical Essay

Conservation in Wisconsin

The People who Shaped the Movement
Discover how a 19th century Scottish farm boy and many other devoted citizens created the conservation movement in Wisconsin.
Classroom Material

Native People of Wisconsin Interactive Resource

Supplemental teaching materials for 'Native People of Wisconsin'
Interactive whiteboard resources designed for use with Patty Loew's "Native People of Wisconsin" for the 4th grade classroom.
Museum

Beyer Home Museum

Location: 917 Park Ave
Nearby City: Oconto, Oconto County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
Historical Essay

Treaty Councils, from Prairie du Chien to Madeline Island

How the Natives Lost Their Land
Learn about the many treaties between the United States government and native tribes.
Historical Essay

Dubay (Dube), John Baptiste (1810-1887)

Fur Trader and Murderer
Biography of pioneer fur trader John Baptiste Dubay.
Historical Essay

Street, Joseph Montfort 1780-1840

Indian Agent
Biography of Indian agent Joseph Montfort Street.
Property Record

1300 GEORGIA ST

Community: Oshkosh
County: Winnebago
Historic Name: South Park
Reference Number: 135200

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