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| French Explorer |
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| Biography of French explorer Jean Nicolet, believed to be the first European to see Wisconsin. |
| Canadian Clergyman, Missionary and Con Artist |
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| Biography of Eleazer Williams, a Canadian clergyman and missionary who claimed to be the French Lost Dauphin. |
| Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Green Bay, Wisconsin. |
| The Printer and the Priest |
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| Discover how Wisconsin got its first printing press, and the impact that a Catholic priest would have on Ho-Chunk literacy. |
| An Unreliable Text and Other Evidence |
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| Wisconsin History books teach that Jean Nicolet was the first white person to reach the state, but he may have been the second. |
| Military Outposts in Wisconsin |
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| Read how American forts were established and settlement increased in Wisconsin after the War of 1812. |
| Influential Early Wisconsin Settlers |
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