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| Read amusing stories of presidential stays in the state, from Lincoln's broken heart to Roosevelt's Milwaukee gun wound. Links to photos and articles. |
| The Brief Stay of Rutherford B. Hayes |
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| Discover the visits US presidents have paid to Wisconsin |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Portrait of Lucius Fairchild by John Singer Sargent, 1887. (Museum object #1942.305) |
| Documented and Legendary Accounts of Lincoln's Visits to Wisconsin |
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| Abraham Lincoln's visits to Wisconsin, documented and legendary. |
| Lawyer and Politician |
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| Biography of John Coit Spooner who was a lawyer and politician, known as a leading Stalwart Republican. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Copy of Gilbert Stuart's portrait of George Washington painted by Thomas Sully, 1854. (Museum object #1942.506) |
| 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. |
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