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Historical Essay

Surveyor's Tree Blaze

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Surveyor's tree blaze from the 1841 expedition to lay out the boundary between Wisconsin and Michigan, found at Trout Lake, Vilas County, Wisconsin. (Museu
Historical Essay

Burt's Solar Compass

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Solar Compass used to survey lands in Wisconsin and surrounding areas during the 1840s and 1850s. (Museum object #1962.60.2,A)

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