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Phillips Fire Historic Marker
September 15, 1957
Mary Lynn Norton and Cathy Mess unveiling the Phillips Fire historical marker, while Avrid Bostrom and Alderman Victor Cress (seated) look on. Bostrom, a local jeweler, headed the Lakeside Park pla...
Phillips Fire Historic Marker
Hwy. 13, Phillips City Park, Phillips
Last Covered Bridge Historic Marker
May 23, 1965
One of the last covered bridges in Wisconsin, located in Cedarburg, received an official state historical marker. The Last Covered Bridge historical marker was unveiled by Mrs. James McCray, presid...
Peshtigo Fire Historic Marker
October 5, 1951
Governor Walter J. Kohler Jr., (left) and James R. Law, state highway commission chairman, standing indoors with the Peshtigo cemetery marker. The marker was dedicated Sunday, October 7, 1951, the ...
Centralia Pulp and Paper Mill Historic Marker
June 2, 1962
Mrs. Vida Calkins and Mrs. Caroline Mott, descendants of the founders of the Centralia Mill, standing in front of the historical marker honoring the work of their ancestors. Mrs. Calkins is the gr...
Survivors with Peshtigo Fire Historic Marker
October 7, 1951
A group of survivors of the Peshtigo Fire of 1871 are gathered in front of the Peshtigo Fire historical marker. The marker dedication coincided with the 80th anniversary of the fire.
