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| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Surveyor's tree blaze from the 1841 expedition to lay out the boundary between Wisconsin and Michigan, found at Trout Lake, Vilas County, Wisconsin. (Museu |
| Indian Sachem and Leader |
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| Biography of Stockbridge Indian sachem John Quinney who helped secure full-value payment for their land and organized their removal to Wisconsin. |
| Brief sumamtion of the Battle of Prairie du Chien. |
| Brief account of the Peshtigo Fire that, in 1871, destroyed in two hours a swath of forest 10 miles wide and 40 miles long. |
| Community: | Gibraltar |
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| County: | Door |
| Historic Name: | The Junipers |
| Reference Number: | 48349 |
| Community: | Kaukauna |
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| County: | Outagamie |
| Historic Name: | Norman Brokaw House |
| Reference Number: | 16756 |
| Community: | Florence |
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| County: | Florence |
| Historic Name: | Florence County Courthouse and Jail |
| Reference Number: | 22603 |
| Brief history of the quarrying industry in Wisconsin. |
| Teaching Materials |
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| Teaching materials for use with the 2nd Edition of Patty Lowe's "Indian Nations of Wisconsin." |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Read about Wisconsin troops' role in the 10-month Union siege of Petersburg, Virginia, which led to the surrender of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. |
| This article contains a detailed timeline of the fifteen legal executions that have taken place in Wisconsin. |
| A brief timeline of Wisconsin history, 1784-1835. |
| A Warrior Prepared to Die is Disappointed |
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| Discover the story of a Ho-Chunk warrior who surrenders and is grieved at receiving a fair trial. |
| Community: | Milwaukee |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| Historic Name: | Herman Zohrlaut Leather Co. |
| Reference Number: | 116092 |
| Read about Black history in Wisconsin. There are many links to original documents, pictures, eyewitness accounts, and other primary sources. |
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