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| 3,000 Dam the Red River |
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| Read this wild story about a Wisconsin Dells lumberjack applying his knowledge of dams to help Union forces escape a Confederate attack. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Babcock butterfat tester set used in Adams County, Wisconsin, c. 1895. (Museum Object #1948.589; donated to WHS by Elsie Schieber Patrick) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Handmade all wooden cranberry rake used for harvesting cranberries in Grand Marsh, Wisconsin, early 20th century. (Museum object # 1973.121) |
| Hero of the Confederacy |
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| Discover the story of Belle Boyd, the celebrity Civil War spy who died while performing in the Wisconsin Dells. |
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| Eagle feather dance staff used at 1933 World's Fair by Ho-Chunk dancers from the Wisconsin Dells. (Museum object #2001.49.1) |
| This Milwaukeean's prolific life in the entertainment business helped transform the Wisconsin Dells into the major tourist destination it is today. |
| How One Family Helped Build the Modern Tourist Destination |
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| Discover how Wisconsin Dells came to prominence as a Midwestern tourism institution. |
| Learn about the rise of Wisconsin Dells tourism, and read about the creation and collapse of the man-made river it was founded on. |
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