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| Use the 1829 speech by Little Elk, Ho-Chunk orator, to learn more about Ho-Chunk views on Euro-American cultures |
| Villa Louis - a historic site |
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| Encounter the world of Victorian America |
| Origin of Lynxville, Wisconsin |
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| Discover the history of Lynxville, Wisconsin. |
| Origin of Marietta, Wisconsin |
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| Discover the history of Marietta, Wisconsin. |
| Origin of Mount Sterling, Wisconsin |
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| Discover the history of Mount Sterling, Wisconsin |
| Origin of Petersburg, Wisconsin |
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| Discover the history of Petersburg, Wisconsin. |
| Origin of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin |
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| Discover the history of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. |
| Origin of De Soto, Wisconsin |
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| Discover the history of De Soto, Wisconsin |
| Brief biography of pioneer lawyer, politician and railroad man John Catlin. |
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| Brief biography of pioneer lawyer, politician and railroad man John Catlin. |
| Wisconsin's first Methodist Missionary |
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| Biography of Methodist clergyman, lawyer, politician and author Alfred Brunson |
| 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. |
| Pioneer Settler and Indian Trader |
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| Biography of pioneer settle and Indian trader Nathan Myrick, who had a sawmill on the Black River and sold firewood and lumber to Mississippi steamers. |
| Lawyer, Judge, Politician and Land Speculator |
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| Biography of lawyer, judge, politician and land speculator Morgan Lewis Martin. |
| Land Speculator and Businessman |
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| Biography of fur trader, lumberman, land speculator and businessman Hercules Louis Dousman. |
| Fur Trader, Merchant, Judge and Territorial Legislator |
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| Biography of fur trader, merchant, judge and territorial legislator James Henry Lockwood. |
| Fur Trader and Settler |
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| Biography of French-Canadian fur trader Michel Brisbois, who founded the first permanent white settlement in Prairie du Chien. |
| Brief sumamtion of the Battle of Prairie du Chien. |
| Brief rundown of the events surrounding the series of confrontations between the Meskwaki (Fox) Indians and French, largely fought between 1712 and 1730. |
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