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| Catholic Priest, Missionary, Architect and Scientist |
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| Biography of Catholic priest, missionary, architect and science teacher Samuel C. Mazzuchelli. |
| Artist and Author |
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| Biography of author and artist George Catlin, who painted Indians. |
| Missionary and Clergyman |
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| Biography of Richard Fish Cadle, Episcopal clergyman and missionary who established many Wisconsin parishes. |
| Lawyer, Judge, Politician and Land Speculator |
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| Biography of lawyer, judge, politician and land speculator Morgan Lewis Martin. |
| Learn about the oldest cities and towns in Wisconsin which were established by 1836 and still exist today. |
| An Old Man's Tall Tale |
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| Wisconsin pioneer Joseph Crelie was said to be 139 years old when he was exhibited to spectators in 1864. But how old was he really? |
| A Bizarre Story of Land Prospecting Gone Awry |
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| Read the amazing story of a man who watched his potential 10,000-square-mile northern Wisconsin empire disappear into thin air. |
| When the Beaver was King |
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| Discover how beavers transformed Wisconsin's economy in the 1650s for the next two centuries. |
| Wisconsin's Involvement with the war on the French, British and Natives |
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| Learn how the British relinquished control of Wisconsin and Americans took over the region's fur trade during the war of 1812. |
| A Plot of Land Becomes a City |
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| Discover how Wisconsin went from a small part of a territory to a capital city. |
| Military Outposts in Wisconsin |
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| Read how American forts were established and settlement increased in Wisconsin after the War of 1812. |
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