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Wisconsin Local History and Biographical Articles (WLHBA) Collection
The Wisconsin Local History and Biographical Articles (WLHBA) Collection contains 16,000 digitized historical newspaper articles and clippings on notable Wisconsin people and communities. Most articles were published between 1860-1940.
Attribution
For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier.
The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.
For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.
Pay tribute to pioneers of electric power
Oct 01, 1932
Chicago Tribune
Appleton hydro-electric plant was world pioneer; observes its anniversary
Sep 03, 1932
La Crosse Tribune
Dispute on as to whether appleton or new york city had first electric plant
Jun 08, 1922
La Crosse Tribune
Wisconsin was first to use "white coal"
Dec 31, 1924
Capital Times
The First Incandescent Central Station
1882
Cutaway view of the building that housed the first electrical station created to distribute incandescent light electricity.
