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| Lumberman, Resort Operator and Humorist |
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| Biography of Eugene Shepard, whose "Hodag" monster hoax made Oneida County a tourist attraction. |
| Lumberman, Financier and Congressman |
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| Biography of Isaac Stephenson who was a lumberman, financier and congressman. |
| Land Speculator and Businessman |
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| Biography of fur trader, lumberman, land speculator and businessman Hercules Louis Dousman. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Lumberman |
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| Brief biography of Col. Joseph Bailey, the lumberman famous for his creative application of dams during the failed Civil War Red River Campaign of 1864. |
| Lumberman and Timber Mogul |
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| Biography of Frederick Weyerhaeuser, the lumberman and timber mogul who founded the Weyerhaeuser Company and became the 8th richest American ever. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Lumber Mill Owner, Founded the Town of Somerset |
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