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The year 1879

Wisconsin Local History and Biography Articles
Source:
Madison Democrat
Publication Date:
Jan 01, 1880

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Name(s)
La Follette, La Follette Robert Marion 1855 - 1925; Carpenter, Carpenter Matthew Hale 1824 - 1881; Cole, Cole Orsamus 1819 - 1903; Slaughter, Slaughter William Banks 1797 - 1879; Smith, Smith George B. ? - 1879; Vilas, Vilas Levi B. 1811 - 1879; Dudley, William ? - 1879; MacDonald, MacDonald Angus R. ? - 1879; Nicodemus, Nicodemus William J. L. ? - 1879
Collection
Wisconsin Local History and Biography Articles
Wisconsin
State
Dane
County
Madison
Community
1880-1889
Decade
Unique ID
BA14455

Wisconsin Local History and Biographical Articles (WLHBA) Collection

The Wisconsin Local History and Biographical Articles (WLHBA) Collection contains 16,000 digitized historical newspaper articles and clippings on notable Wisconsin people and communities. Most articles were published between 1860-1940.

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