Turning Points
in Wisconsin History
Increase Lapham examining a meteorite, ca. 1868
Studio portrait of Increase Lapham, ca. 1869
Wisconsin's first scientist, Increase Lapham (1811-1875) wrote the first book published in Wisconsin, made the first detailed and accurate map of the state, and investigated Wisconsin's effigy mounds, native trees and grasses, climatic patterns, and geology. He was instrumental in the founding of Milwaukee and the creation of several educational and cultural institutions that still survive today. He is show here examining a meteorite that fell in 1868.
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Territory to Statehood Immigration and Settlement Mining, Logging, and Agriculture The Physical Geography of Wisconsin Mississippian Culture and Aztalan Effigy Mounds Culture Early U.S. Settlement Great Lakes Steamships and Canals The Founding of Major Cities The Founding of Social Institutions Logging and Forest Products Mining in Northern Wisconsin The Conservation Movement Travel and Tourism |
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| Pub Data: | Photograph in the Visual Materials Collection of the Wisconsin Historical Society, Library-Archives Division. |
| Citation: | "Increase Lapham Examining a Meteorite." Photograph in the Visual Materials Collection of the Wisconsin Historical Society, Library-Archives Division. Online facsimile at: http://wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1397; Visited on: 4/18/2024 |
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