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Fort Winnebago
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Photographic copy of a painting depicting Fort Winnebago, made by I. A. Ridgway of Portage, Wisconsin. Fort Winnebago was built in 1827 by Major William Whistler and a detachment of the First Infantry. Subsequent construction was carried out under Lieutenant Jefferson Davis, and the fort was abandoned in 1840. Caption reads: "I.A. Ridgeway, Portage, Wis."
circa 1890-1899
Publication Information
| Date Created | circa 1890-1899 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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Collection Information
| Source Collection | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
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Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Old Fort Winnebago
1834
Reproduction of an oil painting of Fort Winnebago, which was built in 1827 by Major William Whistler and a detachment of the First Infantry. Caption reads: "Old Ft. Winnebago, Portage, Wis."
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circa 1760 -- 1769
Replica of Fort Michilimackinac, also called Mackinac.
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1860
Nine men arrive at Fort William by canoe. Fort William, also called Kaministiguia, was the Hudson's Bay fur trading post. Men are standing along the opposite shoreline in front of buildings.
