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| History of Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
| Suffragist and Minister |
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| Biography of suffragist and Universalist minister Olympia Brown, the first female minister in America. |
| Lawyer, Politician and Judge |
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| Biography of lawyer, politician and judge Edward George Ryan. |
| Agricultural Innovator |
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| Biography of Racine-based Jerome Increase Case, one of the leaders in the agricultural revolution. |
| Religious Leader, Politician and Self-proclaimed Monarch |
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| Biography of James Jesse Strang, American religious leader, politician and self-proclaimed monarch of a faction of the Latter Day Saint movement. |
| Runaway Slave |
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| Biography of Joshua Glover, a former slave from St. Louis, Missouri who sought asylum in Racine, Wisconsin in 1852. |
| Brief history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Wisconsin. |
| Brief history of the automobile industry in Wisconsin. |
| Brief description fo the events surrounding Milwaukee's Third Ward fire of 1892. |
| See a list and brief description of significant fires in Wisconsin history. |
| Brief hisory of troops from Wisconsin in the Civil War. |
| Brief history of the temperance movement in Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 4th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Utley in Racine and mustered into service on July 9, 1861. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 33rd Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Utley in Racine and mustered into service on October 18, 1862 |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 2nd Wisconsin Light Artillery was organized at La Crosse and mustered into service on October 10, 1861. |
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