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Learn about how the Lucerne sank in the Chequamegon Bay in 1886 |
Brief description of the sinking of the Lady Elgin which was carryinh about 300 Milwaukeeans. |
Civil War veteran and Trappist Monk |
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Learn about the lay brother from Wisconsin who worked at Damien's colony of exiled native Hawaiian lepers. |
Learn about the women of Wisconsin, and their lives during the Civil War. |
Soldier, Fur Trader and "Father of Wisconsin" |
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Brief biography of soldier, fur trader and the "Father of Wisconsin," Charles Michel Langlade. |
Brief account of the Peshtigo Fire that, in 1871, destroyed in two hours a swath of forest 10 miles wide and 40 miles long. |
Survivors of the Peshtigo Fire |
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Learn about two settlers, a white man and Indian woman, who survived the Peshtigo Fire. |
Learn about the 1832 conflict between the Sauk and Fox Indians and American troops that ended with the surrender of Black Hawk |
Learn about the Peshtigo fire of 1871 |
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