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| Drawing the Line from the Mississippi to Lake Michigan |
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| Discover how businessmen and the legislature cooperated to create Wisconsin's first railroad. |
| A brief history of the Underground Railroad in Wisconsin. |
| Banker, Politician, Congressman and Railroad Promoter |
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| Biography of banker, politician, Congressman and railroad promoter and executive Alexander Mitchell. |
| Origin of Mazomanie, Wisconsin |
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| Discover the history of Mazomanie, Wisconsin. |
| Fugitive Slave |
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| Biography of Caroline Quarlls, the first fugitive slave conducted through Wisconsin's underground railroad network to freedom. |
| Lawyer and Railroad Executive |
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| Discover the history of Edwin Hale Abbot |
| Land Speculator and Politician |
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| Brief biography of surveyor, land speculator, railroad promoter and politician Byron Kilbourn, twice elected mayor of Milwaukee. |
| Grain Trader and Promoter of Railroad Rate Regulation |
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| Discover the history of Edward Payson Bacon |
| Origin of Gordon, Wisconsin |
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| Discover the history of Gordon, Wisconsin. |
| Brief biography of George H. Walker railroad promoter and politician who was twice mayor of Milwaukee (1851, 1853). |
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| Brief biography of George H. Walker railroad promoter and politician who was twice mayor of Milwaukee (1851, 1853). |
| Origin of Deansville, Wisconsin |
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| Discover the history of Deansville, Wisconsin |
| Teaching about the Underground Railroad and Fugitive Slave Law in Wisconsin |
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| A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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| On July 1, 1863, Colonel Rufus R. Dawes and the 6th Wisconsin Infantry bravely move forward amid hidden enemy fire and finally capture the rebels |
| The Man who Made a New Life for Himself |
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| Discover the history of Joshua Glover, who escaped slavery and made a new life for himself. |
| Brief biography of pioneer lawyer, politician and railroad man John Catlin. |
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| Brief biography of pioneer lawyer, politician and railroad man John Catlin. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Sleigh bells used for stage runs and recreational trips in Sauk County, Wisconsin during the 1870s. (Museum object #1967.341.1) |
| Term: Agnew [origin of place name] in the Dictionary of Wisconsin History |
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