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Historical Essay

Vieau, Jacques (1757-1852)

Fur Trader
Biography of pioneer fur trader Jacques Vieau.
Historical Essay

Kilbourn, Byron (1801-1870)

Land Speculator and Politician
Brief biography of surveyor, land speculator, railroad promoter and politician Byron Kilbourn, twice elected mayor of Milwaukee.
Historical Essay

Veblen, Thorstein 1857-1929

Author, Economist and Social Critic
Discover the history author, econonmist and social critic Thorstein Veblen.
Historical Essay

Salomon, Col. Charles Eberhardt (1824-1881)

Wisconsin Civil War Officer
Historical Essay

Salomon, Gen. Frederick (1826-1897)

Wisconsin Civil War Office, Wisconsin Registrar of Lands
Historical Essay

Allis, Edward P. (1824-1889)

Learn more about the entrepreneur and manufacturing innovator who established, Allis Company, Milwaukee's largest industrial employer in the late 1880s.

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