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Peshtigo Fire Cemetery Marker

Date: 12 10 1951
Description: Peshtigo Fire Cemetery marker, shown on the site.
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Dewey's Victory Arch

Date: 1898
Description: Wisconsin Semi-Centennial ceremonial archway erected at State and Mifflin Streets to celebrate Admiral George Dewey's victory over the Spanish fleet at Man...
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Lincoln Statue

Date: 06 03 1928
Description: View towards the statue of Abraham Lincoln in front of Bascom Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Demolition

Date: 1906
Description: Only the salvaged planking behind the "Forward" statue created by Jean Pond Miner indicates that anything more is going on in this picture than a peaceful ...
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International Bus

Date: 11 09 1926
Description: Laura Stewart and her Jazz Pirates pose alongside an International bus. The bus features windows with curtains and luggage rack(?) on top. There is a monum...
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Man Mound Historical Marker

Date: 1920
Description: Historic site marker to commemorate Man Mound and to mark Man Mound Park. The inscription reads "Man Mound Park. Mound located and platted by W.H. Canfield...
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Yellow Thunder Monument

Date: 1910
Description: Monument for Yellow Thunder, Chief of the Winnebago tribe. The inscriptions read, "Yellow Thunder, Chief of the Winnebago, born 1774 - died 1874. And his s...
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Brule River Monument

Date: 1930
Description: Inscription of Brule River monument. Placed where the Brule River is crossed by the Memorial Highway from Superior to Brule and Ashland (Highway 2).
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Pioneer Monument

Date: 1930
Description: View of the pioneer monument.
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Allouez Monument

Date: 1899
Description: Allouez Monument, near the site of St. Francis Xavier mission which was established by Father Claude Allouez at De Pere Rapids in the winter of 1671-72. Er...
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Allouez Monument

Date: 1929
Description: Allouez monument placed at the site of the chapel of St. Francis Xavier that was built by Father Claude Allouez, S. J. in 1671-72. Erected by the citizens ...
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Allouez Monument

Date: 1900
Description: Monument to Father Claude Allouez, near the site of St. Francis Xavier mission established by him. The monument was erected in 1899 by the citizens of De P...
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Pioneer Military Road Marker

Date: 1950
Description: "Pioneer Military Road - 1835 - Fort Howard, Greenbay - To Fort Crawford, Prairie Du Chien - Erected by Col. C.R. Pier Circle - Ladies of C.A.R. 1931."
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Black Hawk Monument

Date: 1920
Description: Monument on University Hills in honor of Sauk Chief Black Hawk.
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Unveiling of Eleazer Williams Tablet by the D.A.R.

Date: 10 26 1927
Description: View of a crowd of formally dressed men and women standing around a stone monument with a plaque on it. The edge of what may be a large American flag is vi...
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Eleazer Williams Tablet

Date: 10 26 1927
Description: View of a plaque mounted on a stone.
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Unveiling of the Eleazer Williams Tablet by the D.A.R.

Date: 10 26 1927
Description: View of a crowd of formally-dressed men and women standing around the plaque mounted on a a large rock.
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Passenger Pigeon Plaque

Date: 1947
Description: The Passenger Pigeon Plaque monument designed and built between 1947 and 1948 and is located in Wyalusing State Park. The plaque reads "DEDICATED TO THE LA...
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Pecatonica Battleground Marker

Date: 1922
Description: The Pecatonica Battlegound marker, erected by the Rhoda Hinsdale Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution of Shullsburg and by the town of Wiota...
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Aupaumut Memorial Tablet

Date: 06 14 1928
Description: The Aupaumut Memorial Tablet unveiling ceremony. The memorial is for Captain Hendrick Aupaumut, a Revolutionary War soldier, born 1757, died 1830. The tabl...

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