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| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | View of the entrance to Big Sand Cave, which according to the caption is located in Nelson Dewey State Park. This dates the image to before 1937, when the ... |
| Origin of Wyalusing, Wisconsin |
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| Discover the history of Wyalusing, Wisconsin |
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| Description: | An old log house in the woods at Nelson Dewey State Park surrounded by oak trees. |
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| Description: | A bird's eye view overlooking the Mississippi River, sand bars, the railroad bridge, surrounding forests and wetlands. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | A rock formation called "Black Hawk Monument" in Nelson Dewey State Park -- now Wyalusing State Park. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from Signal Point of the Mississippi River, railroad and surrounding forest and wetlands. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | View from entrance of a cave looking out to the Mississippi River, a railroad bridge, all surrounded by a forest. There is a small island in the river. |
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| Description: | Three-quarter view of the Congregational Church, a wood structure with a belfry and steeple. There are arched windows and a flight of stairs to the entranc... |
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| Description: | Elevated view from bluff overlooking the railroad tracks and yard along the Mississippi River. A group of men are gathered on the track near stacks of lumb... |
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| Description: | View down platform and two sets of railroad tracks towards depot. One man stands on the platform in the foreground. Two people are further down the tracks ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Man and woman stand in a forest at the base of a large maple tree, 20 feet in circumference. They are reaching their arms towards each other to show the wi... |
| The Extinction of a Species |
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| Read about how the species of passenger pigeons became extinct. Follow links to short essays on the topic and view a collection of images. |
| Date: | 06 24 1961 |
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| Description: | A tree-covered roadway in Wyalusing State Park. The early morning sun shines through the tree canopy. |
| Community: | Wyalusing |
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| County: | Grant |
| Historic Name: | Wyalusing State Park Mounds Archaeological District |
| Reference Number: | 99001175 |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Men, possibly postal workers, standing on the front steps of the local post office with crates and barrels in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Wyalusing State Park in the Prairie du Chein vicinity. The Wisconsin River is in the foreground and the Mississippi river can be seen below with distant bl... |
| 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: | 1930 |
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| Description: | A rock formation known as "Black Hawk Monument" in Wyalusing State Park. The park's original name, Nelson Dewey, was later given to a different state park ... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | A rock formation in Wyalusing State Park known as the "Black Hawk Monument." The park's original name, Nelson Dewey, was later given to a different state p... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| 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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