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| Community: | New London |
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| County: | Waupaca |
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| Reference Number: | 71592 |
| Community: | Madison |
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| County: | Dane |
| Historic Name: | Philip Kearnon Residence |
| Reference Number: | 107412 |
| The Capital's First Drunkard |
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| Read the story of Madison's first and most beloved drunkard, Pinneo. |
| A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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| The 24th Michigan Infantry proudly marches with Wisconsin's 6th Infantry in dense fog into its first combat playing music |
| Community: | Madison |
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| County: | Dane |
| Historic Name: | Bridget and Phillip Kearnon House |
| Reference Number: | 91717 |
| First Woman Notary Public |
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| Discover the story of Wisconsin's first woman notary public Louise Williams who provided legal counsel for southern Wisconsin after the Civil War. |
| A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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| On February 12, 1863, Captain Rufus R. Dawes of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry offers a group of enslaved people in Virginia the choice of freedom |
| Celebrations of Memorial Day Throughout History |
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| Discover the history of Memorial Day celebrations in Wisconsin. |
| Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
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| Lavinia Goodell, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
| Community: | Portage |
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| County: | Columbia |
| Historic Name: | Portage Opera House; Eulberg Opera House; Montgomery |
| Reference Number: | 41231 |
| A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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| Discover a befuddling experience Captain Rufus R. Dawes of Company K, the 6th Wisconsin Infantry had after arriving at Camp Randall for training |
| A Bizarre Story of Land Prospecting Gone Awry |
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| Read the amazing story of a man who watched his potential 10,000-square-mile northern Wisconsin empire disappear into thin air. |
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