Hero of the Confederacy |
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Discover the story of Belle Boyd, the celebrity Civil War spy who died while performing in the Wisconsin Dells. |
Date: | 05 29 1899 |
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Description: | Letterhead for O.C. Sveen & Bro., featuring an image of the American flag on the left. Text reads: "Office of O.C. Sveen & Bro., Dealers in General Merchan... |
3,000 Dam the Red River |
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Read this wild story about a Wisconsin Dells lumberjack applying his knowledge of dams to help Union forces escape a Confederate attack. |
This Milwaukeean's prolific life in the entertainment business helped transform the Wisconsin Dells into the major tourist destination it is today. |
National Park Service |
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Assists projects leading directly to identification, preservation, and interpretation of battlefield and/or historic sites associated with a battle. |
Learn about and listen to Holocaust survivor Magda Herzberger tell her story. |
National Park Service |
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The National Park Service provides funding for the preservation, acquisition, and interpretation of various historic and cultural resources. |
Learn about the rise of Wisconsin Dells tourism, and read about the creation and collapse of the man-made river it was founded on. |
How One Family Helped Build the Modern Tourist Destination |
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Discover how Wisconsin Dells came to prominence as a Midwestern tourism institution. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Eagle feather dance staff used at 1933 World's Fair by Ho-Chunk dancers from the Wisconsin Dells. (Museum object #2001.49.1) |
An Inventive and Imaginative Photographer |
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Learn about H.H. Bennett, the 19th-century photographer of Wisconsin Dells landscapes. |
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