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| Brief history of the Fox and Wisconsin River Improvement Company. |
| A brief history of the Barstow-Bashford Affair of 1856. |
| Brief history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Wisconsin. |
| Confederacy President's Experience in Wisconsin |
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| Discover the history of Confederacy president Jefferson Davis in Wisconsin |
| Brief history of the automobile industry in Wisconsin. |
| Brief account of the Peshtigo Fire that, in 1871, destroyed in two hours a swath of forest 10 miles wide and 40 miles long. |
| Brief overview of the fire that burned down The Newhall House, a large hotel in Milwaukee, in 1883. |
| Brief description fo the events surrounding Milwaukee's Third Ward fire of 1892. |
| Brief history of the ice harvesting industry in Wisconsin. |
| Brief description of the burning of the steamer Niagara. Congressman John B. Macy of Empire, Fond du Lac County, was numbered among the victims. |
| Brief history of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal. |
| Brief description of Wisconsin's role in the Spanish American War. |
| Brief description of the sinking of the Lady Elgin which was carryinh about 300 Milwaukeeans. |
| Brief description of Wisconsin's Blizzard of 1881 also called the "Big Snow of '81." |
| A brief description of the violent attacks that ensued after the Civil War military draft began in Wisconsin. |
| Read about the trials and tribulations of commercial fruit production in Wisconsin from 1854 until the early 20th century. |
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