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| Date: | 1940 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1962 |
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| Description: | Historical marker of the portage between the Brule and St. Croix Rivers. The marker was erected in 1962. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | The Bond historical site marker, marking the home where Carrie Jacobs Bond wrote "I Love You Truly." |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| 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.... |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Tallman Homestead Marker. There are automobiles parked along the curb in the background. |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | The site of the encounter between Black Hawk and his followers and General Henry. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | The Waelderhaus, a memorial planned for John Michael Kohler. Waelderhaus is a replica of his family's home in Austria. An Austrian architect was brought ov... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | The Myrick Marker on the Funke Candy factory placed by the La Crosse Chapter, D.A.R. to mark the site of the first house built in La Crosse in 1842 by Nath... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A marker at Lake Pepin made by the sixth grade of Whitehall Memorial School as part of their Junior Historian activities. The Junior Historians are a grade... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View across water towards Old Mission, as seen from the pier with Old Mission Congregational Church behind it. This Mission was established in 1830 by Fred... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Building used as a lodging house for the First Territorial Legislature held in Belmont in 1836. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Souvenir postcard showing a view of the Cutler house and Morris D. Cutler. Caption reads: "Souvenir postcard of centennial celebration of the founding of W... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after restoration the siding was... |
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