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Historical Essay

Wisconsin Territorial Governors

List of Wisconsin's territorial governors from 1836 to 1848 and a brief summation of the responsibilities of the position.
Historical Essay

Lincoln, Abraham (in Wisconsin)

Documented and Legendary Accounts of Lincoln's Visits to Wisconsin
Abraham Lincoln's visits to Wisconsin, documented and legendary.
Historical Essay

Civil War Draft Drum

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Military draft raffle drum used to select draftee names in Milwaukee, Wisconsin during the Civil War, 1863-1864. (Museum object #1966.174)
Historical Essay

Black Hawk War Powder Horn

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Powder horn used by a member of Colonel Dodge's militia during the Black Hawk War, 1832. (Museum object #1947.851)
Historical Essay

Fort Koshkonong

A Fortification That may not Have Existed
Learn the story surrounding the building of Fort Koshkonong by General Henry Atkinson.

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