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| Read about the development of an official public education system in Wisconsin. This article includes several links. |
| History of the U.S. Rectangular Survey |
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| Learn about the "Public Land Survey System," the U.S. General Land Office's system of measuring and naming land. |
| Term: Madison Alliance for Homosexual Equality (MAHE) in the Dictionary of Wisconsin History |
| History of the Madison Alliance for Homosexual Equality (MAHE) |
| Read about the Works Progress Administration and efforts to create jobs and stimulate the economy in Wisconsin during the Great Depression. |
| Brief explanation of The Edgerton Bible case and its wider ramifications. |
| Term: Edgerton Bible Case in the Dictionary of Wisconsin History |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Influenza quarantine placard, c. 1910-1924, from the period of the "Spanish flu" epidemic. (Museum object #1978.404.50) |
| Educator and State Budget Director |
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| Discover the history of James Benjamin Borden |
| Origin of Jim's Falls, Wisconsin |
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| Discover the history of Jim's Falls, Wisconsin. |
| Politician and Secretary of State |
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| Discover the history of Robert C. Zimmerman |
| Brief explanation Thomas Jefferson's descendants in Wisconsin. |
| Term: Algoma [origin of place name] in the Dictionary of Wisconsin History |
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