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Black Hawk Monument

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A rock formation in Wyalusing State Park known as the "Black Hawk Monument." The park's original name, Nelson Dewey, was later given to a different state park named for the former governor at Cassville.

Date Created:
1930

Publication Information

Date Created 1930

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 9 x 14 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Wisconsin place file, circa 1850s-circa 1950s
Call Number PF Wyalusing State Park.1a

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013RBY
Legacy ID
WHi 34688

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Black Hawk Monument

Black Hawk Monument

1930

A rock formation known as "Black Hawk Monument" in Wyalusing State Park. The park's original name, Nelson Dewey, was later given to a different state park named for the former governor at Cassville.

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Black Hawk Monument - Nelson Dewey State Park

Black Hawk Monument - Nelson Dewey State Park

1929

A rock formation called "Black Hawk Monument" in Nelson Dewey State Park -- now Wyalusing State Park.

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Passenger Pigeon Monument

Passenger Pigeon Monument

1947

The Passenger Pigeon Monument was designed and built around 1947. It was erected by the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology.

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Dewey Estate

Dewey Estate

1949

Office-reception room in the Nelson Dewey house.

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Passenger Pigeon Plaque

Passenger Pigeon Plaque

1947

The Passenger Pigeon Plaque monument designed and built between 1947 and 1948 and is located in Wyalusing State Park. The plaque reads "DEDICATED TO THE LAST PASSENGER PIGEON Shot at Babcock, Sept....

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Nelson Dewey State Park

Nelson Dewey State Park

Elevated view from bluff of a house in Cassville surrounded by bluffs, trees and farmland. Railroad tracks run between the crops and the trees, and the Mississippi River is in the background.

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