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Filter: County of Vernon
Filter: Year of 1800-1899
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of Viroqua, county seat of Vernon County. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Group of barn raising participants posed in front of the structure in progress. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Seated group of women and children participating in a barn raising. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of Courthouse Rock. |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Six men of the fishing colony on the shorelines of the Mississippi River. Numerous boats, logs, and fishing nets are scattered across the beach. Caption on... |
| Date: | 1878 |
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| Description: | This 1878 map of Vernon County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, sections, towns, cities and villages, land ownership and acreages, roads, rai... |
| Civil War Philanthropist, Wisconsin First Lady, Nurse, and Teacher |
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| A brief biography of Wisconsin’s Florence Nightingale, Cordelia Harvey who was a strong voice for innovatring Civil War Military hospitals. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Wisconsin Governor |
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| Brief biography of Gov. Louis P. Harvey, helped organize the Republican Party in 1854, state senator from 1854-1857 and in 1862 became governor. |
| Read about the Seventh-day Adventist Church and other Adventist goups in Wisconsin in the 19th century, including the Scandinavian adventist communities. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, 15th Wisconsin Governor, U.S. Congressman |
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| Read about Wisconsin's 15th governor. The article details his Civil War service, his role in politics, and includes links to primary and secondary sources. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Decorated trunk brought to Wisconsin from Norway by immigrant Mette Kristina Larsdotter Mokrid, c. 1845. (Museum object #2000.77.1) |
| Architectural photographs of the restored opera houses of Wisconsin. |
| Photographs of Public Libraries in Wisconsin |
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| Learn about how the Wisconsin Free Library Commission helped to establish and improve free public libraries in Wisconsin. |
| Read about Black history in Wisconsin. There are many links to original documents, pictures, eyewitness accounts, and other primary sources. |
| Date: | 08 1898 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "View from N.E. 1/4 of S.E. 1/4 Sec. 36 L. 12 R 7 W. looking toward Victory, Vernon Co. Wis., showing last 4 miles of trail of Atkinson's Ar... |
| Date: | 08 1898 |
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| Description: | Elevated view along hillsides towards several buildings, forests, and part of a river. Caption reads: "View from N.W. 1/4 of N.W. of Sec. 31. L. 12. R 6 W,... |
| Nearby City: | Brownsville, Vernon County |
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| Body of water: | Mississippi River |
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