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Radisson Cabin

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Front view of the Radisson cabin, the first house built by a white man in Wisconsin. It was built between 1650 and 1660 on Chequamegon Bay, in the vicinity of Ashland. This drawing is not necessarily historically accurate.

Date Created:
1655
Creator:
Sutherland, Roger

Publication Information

Creator Sutherland, Roger
Date Created 1655

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 17 x 24 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Wisconsin place file, circa 1850s-circa 1950s
Call Number PF Ashland.36

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013QK9
Legacy ID
WHi 28808

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Photographs
Radisson and Groseilliers House Marker

Radisson and Groseilliers House Marker

1936

View of two men posing on either side of the Radisson and Groseilliers House historical marker. The house was the first built by white men in Wisconsin and was located in the vicinity of Ashland at...

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Local histories
Chequamegon Bay and its communities I : Ashland, Bayfield, LaPointe : a brief history 1659-1883

Chequamegon Bay and its communities I : Ashland, Bayfield, LaPointe : a brief history 1659-1883

between 2005 to 2008

In this 2005 publication, Lars Larson provides histories for the Chequamegon Bay area as well as for the cities and villages of La Pointe, Superior, Ashland, and Bayfield.

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Paintings
Chequamagon Point

Chequamagon Point

1898

Watercolor painting of Chequamegon Point.

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Photographs
Radisson and Groseilliers House Marker

Radisson and Groseilliers House Marker

1944

View of the Radisson and Groseilliers marker at the site of the first house built by white men in Wisconsin. The marker is located in the vicinity of Ashland.

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Photographs
Radisson and Groseilliers House Historic Site Marker

Radisson and Groseilliers House Historic Site Marker

1935

Close-up of the Radisson and Groseilliers house historic site marker, commemorating the first house built in Wisconsin by white men. The house was believed to have stood in the vicinity of Ashland ...

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Prints
Constructing Boats

Constructing Boats

1655

Engraving made after a watercolor painting by John White during the Barlowe Expedition in Virginia, 1585-1587.

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