Lumberman, Resort Operator and Humorist |
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Biography of Eugene Shepard, whose "Hodag" monster hoax made Oneida County a tourist attraction. |
Lumberman, Financier and Congressman |
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Biography of Isaac Stephenson who was a lumberman, financier and congressman. |
Land Speculator and Businessman |
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Biography of fur trader, lumberman, land speculator and businessman Hercules Louis Dousman. |
Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Lumberman |
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Brief biography of Col. Joseph Bailey, the lumberman famous for his creative application of dams during the failed Civil War Red River Campaign of 1864. |
Lumberman and Timber Mogul |
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Biography of Frederick Weyerhaeuser, the lumberman and timber mogul who founded the Weyerhaeuser Company and became the 8th richest American ever. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Lumber company scrip issued by Knapp, Stout & Co., Barron County, Wisconsin, between about 1878-1890. (Museum object #N4001) |
Buffalo and O-Sho-Ga Protest Forced Removal |
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Discover how two Ojibwe chiefs traveled to Washington DC and negotiated with President Millard Fillmore to keep rights to their land. |
Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Lumber Mill Owner, Founded the Town of Somerset |
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