Date: | 1950 |
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Description: | Building used as a lodging house for the First Territorial Legislature held in Belmont in 1836. |
Date: | 1955 |
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Description: | Building used as a lodging house for the First Territorial Legislature held in Belmont in 1836. East end 2nd floor interior. |
Date: | 1955 |
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Description: | South side and east end of the building used as a lodging house for the First Territorial Legislature held in Belmont in 1836. |
Creating the Wisconsin Territory |
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Discover the story of Wisconsin's first elections and how the state was divided into its present-day areas. |
First Capitol - a historic site |
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Tour the first capitol of Wisconsin and reimagine Wisconsin as a place of beginnings. |
Community: | Belmont |
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County: | Lafayette |
Historic Name: | First Capitol |
Reference Number: | 16242 |
A Plot of Land Becomes a City |
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Discover how Wisconsin went from a small part of a territory to a capital city. |
Lawyer, Politician, Land Speculator, Promoter and Author |
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Biography of lawyer, politician, land speculator and promoter and author of a History of the Territory of Wisconsin, Moses Mccure Strong. |
During its history, Wisconsin has had five capitols. Read a brief chronology and see a timeline. |
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