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| Brief summation of the events pertaining to the concluding engagement of the Black Hawk War, The Battle of Bad Axe. |
| Brief history of the Fox and Wisconsin River Improvement Company. |
| How One Woman Changed Wisconsin During the Civil War |
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| Discover how Cordelia Harvey's mission to reform hospitals during the Civil War would change Wisconsin forever. |
| A Bizarre Story of Land Prospecting Gone Awry |
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| Read the amazing story of a man who watched his potential 10,000-square-mile northern Wisconsin empire disappear into thin air. |
| A Frenchman's Disastrous Expedition |
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| Learn about explorer Robert de La Salle's iron-handed chief lieutenant, Henri de Tonty, and what resulted in the worst winter of his life. |
| The Path of a Fur Trader and Fort Builder |
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| Learn more about Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle and his impact on our history. |
| Learn about the origin, and the many spellings and multiple meanings of "Wisconsin." |
| Rural Wisconsin |
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| View the landscapes of rural Wisconsin through the eyes of photographer Paul Vanderbilt. |
| View many photographs of Cassville Wisconsin's varied river life, taken by Frank W. Feiker |
| Mississippi River Town |
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| View 19th century photographs of life on the Mississippi River logging town of Alma, Wisconsin. |
| Steamships, Canals and the 19th Century Economy |
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| Discover what happened when 19th century Wisconsin settlers tried to construct a canal between the Mississippi and the Great Lakes. |
| French Exploration of the North American Interior |
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| Find out about the two French explorers that traversed the Wisconsin countryside in 1673. This artcile details their exploration of the Mississippi. |
| Menominee War Chief |
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| Learn about the leadership of this Menominee War Chief and his negotiations with the U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs. |
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