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Tank Cottage

Date: 1930
Description: View of the cottage with a stone wall in front of it, and surrounded by plants and trees. On the original site on the west side of the Fox River before res...
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Tank Cottage

Date: 1940
Description: View of the Tank Cottage, aka the Roi-Poerlier-Tank Cottage. The cottage was built in 1776 by Joseph Roi, a fur trader, who lived in it until 1805 when it ...
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Site of Old Helena Marker

Date: 1925
Description: View of a marker commemorating Old Helena.
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Brule-St. Croix Portage Marker

Date: 1962
Description: Historical marker of the portage between the Brule and St. Croix Rivers. The marker was erected in 1962.
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Massey Home Marker

Date: 1930
Description: View of the Massey home marker.
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Interstate State Park

Date: 1940
Description: Elevated view of a canoe on the St. Croix River with wooded areas on both sides within the Interstate State Park. Established in 1900, Interstate Park was...
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The Dalles of the St. Croix River

Date: 1963
Description: Elevated view of the Dalles on the Saint Croix River with boats docked and crossing.
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Bond Historical Site Marker

Date: 1930
Description: The Bond historical site marker, marking the home where Carrie Jacobs Bond wrote "I Love You Truly."
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Dedication of Historical Marker

Date: 1923
Description: This historical marker was erected in commemoration of the French explorers Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet in Wyalusing State Park. The two men ...
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Marquette and Joliet Historical Marker

Date: 1923
Description: This historical marker was erected in commemoration of the French explorers Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet in the Wyalusing State Park. The two ...
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Marquette and Joliet Historical Marker

Date: 1925
Description: This historical marker was erected in commemoration of the French explorers Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet in the Wyalusing State Park. The two ...
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Site of First Log Cabin

Date: 1935
Description: A marker for the first log cabin built in the Janesville area, surrounded by several women. The cabin was built in 1835 by William Holmes, Joshua Holmes, J...
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Site of First Log Cabin

Date: 1935
Description: A marker for the first log cabin built in the Janesville area. The cabin was built in 1835 by William Holmes, Joshua Holmes, John Inman and George Follmer....
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Tallman Homestead Marker

Date: 1951
Description: Tallman Homestead Marker. There are automobiles parked along the curb in the background.
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Taliesin I Courtyard Looking Southwest

Date: 1912
Description: Taliesin I courtyard looking southeast toward living room wing from the hayloft.
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Fort Dells Model

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Description: An architect's model of Fort Dells. This is not an accurate historical reconstruction, but was built as a tourist attraction. There was never an actual for...
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Jefferson Prairie Marker

Date: 1952
Description: The Jefferson Prairie Marker, a monument marking the settlement of Jefferson Prairie in 1838. A young girl is standing on the right. The text on the marker...
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Jefferson Prairie Marker

Date: 1952
Description: The Jefferson Prairie Marker, a monument marking the settlement of Jefferson Prairie in 1838. The text on the marker reads: Ole Knutson Nattestad, first No...
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Grignon House Entrance Sign

Date: 1935
Description: Sign reads: "Dawn of a New Day". The Grignon house was built (at the later address of 1313 Augustine Street) in 1836 by Charles Grignon. Charles Grignon wa...
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Eben Peck Marker

Date: 05 23 1971
Description: Bronze historical marker affixed to the back of the Capitol Hotel at 208 King Street on which are the words, "Eben Peck erected Madison's first home on thi...

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