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Filter: Subject of territorial expansion
| A Brief History of Wisconsin before Statehood |
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| Wisconsin's population growth as the territory expanded from 1836 to 1846. |
| List of Wisconsin's territorial governors from 1836 to 1848 and a brief summation of the responsibilities of the position. |
| Lawyer, Politician, Land Speculator, Promoter and Author |
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| Biography of lawyer, politician, land speculator and promoter and author of a History of the Territory of Wisconsin, Moses Mccure Strong. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| 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 |
| Learn about the first official government survey of Wisconsin Territory |
| A Short History of Wisconsin |
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| Learn about the key people and events during Wisconsin's Territorial Era (1787-1848). |
| Learn about the origin, and the many spellings and multiple meanings of "Wisconsin." |
| A Plot of Land Becomes a City |
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| Discover how Wisconsin went from a small part of a territory to a capital city. |
| Speakers Bureau |
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| Susan Caya-Slusser is a WHS Museums and Historic Sites member and a member of the Wisconsin Historical Society Speakers Bureau. |
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