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Map of Barron County, Wis.

Date: 1912
Description: This early 20th century map of Barron County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, sections, cities and villages, railroads, roads, houses,...
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Game Count Map of Barron County, Wisconsin

Date: 1939
Description: This 1939 map of Barron County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, sections, cities and villages, and lakes and streams in the county. It lacks ...
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Meadow Creek Cemetery

Date: 1929
Description: This 1929 survey of Meadow Creek Cemetery in the Town of Stanley, Barron County, Wisconsin, shows cemetery plots bordered by U.S. Route 53 (now County SS) ...
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Barron County, State of Wisconsin

Date: 1882
Description: This 1882 map of Barron County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, cities and villages, wagon roads, railroads, schools, dwellings, and l...
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Barron County, Wisconsin

Date: 1901
Description: This 1901 map of Barron County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, cities and villages, roads, railroads, and lakes and streams.
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Map of Barron and Parts of Dunn, Chippewa, Washburn & Sawyer Counties, State of Wisconsin, Showing the Lands of the Knapp, Stout & Co. Company, of Menomonie, Dunn County Wis.

Date: 1917
Description: Map of Barron and parts of Dunn, Chippewa, Washburn & Sawyer counties, State of Wisconsin, showing the lands of the Knapp, Stout & Co. Company, of Menomoni...
Historical Essay

Perley

Origin of Perley, Wisconsin
Discover the history of Perley, Wisconsin
Historical Essay

Poskin

Origin of Poskin, Wisconsin
Discover the history of Poskin, Wisconsin
Historical Essay

Rice Lake, Wisconsin

Origin of Rice Lake, Wisconsin
Discover the history of Rice Lake, Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Harvey, Cordelia (1824–1895)

Civil War Philanthropist, Wisconsin First Lady, Nurse, and Teacher
A brief biography of Wisconsin’s Florence Nightingale, Cordelia Harvey who was a strong voice for innovatring Civil War Military hospitals.
Historical Essay

Harvey, Gov. Louis P. (1820-1862)

Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Wisconsin Governor
Brief biography of Gov. Louis P. Harvey, helped organize the Republican Party in 1854, state senator from 1854-1857 and in 1862 became governor.
Historical Essay

Forest Fires in Wisconsin

A list of Wisconsin's notable forest fires.
Historical Essay

Russians in Wisconsin

Brief history of Russians in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Rice Lake, Wisconsin - A Brief History

Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Rice Lake, Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Chetek, Wisconsin - A Brief History

Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Chetek, Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Lumber Company Scrip

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Lumber company scrip issued by Knapp, Stout & Co., Barron County, Wisconsin, between about 1878-1890. (Museum object #N4001)
Historical Essay

Copper Swiss Cheese Kettle

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Copper kettle used to make Swiss cheese at the Tuscobia Cheese Factory near Rice Lake, Wisconsin, c. 1910 to 1969. (Museum object #2004.64.1)
Historical Essay

Hardanger Fiddle

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Mid-nineteenth century violin converted into Hardanger fiddle by Knute Hellund, c. 1893. (Museum object #1973.56)

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