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Well-to-do neighborhood with various styles, [17] including the 1855 Italianate Prentiss house, [18] the 1861 Greek Revival Gamm house, [19] 1865 Gothic Revival Smith house, [20] the 1876 gabled ell Ford house, [21] the 1898 Queen Anne Schulz house, [22] the 1906 Craftsman Meyer house, [23] the 1907 Georgian Revival Wertheimer house, [24] the ...
It carried passengers and cargo around the North American Great Lakes. It was owned by the Collingwood Line. It was owned by the Collingwood Line. On September 23, 1856, the Niagara left Sheboygan, Wisconsin , headed for Port Washington, Wisconsin , on Lake Michigan , carrying 170 passengers [ 2 ] and a heavy load of cargo.
The history of Wisconsin includes the story of the people who have lived in Wisconsin since it became a state of the U.S., but also that of the Native American tribes who made their homeland in Wisconsin, the French and British colonists who were the first Europeans to live there, and the American settlers who lived in Wisconsin when it was a territory.
This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. National Historic Landmarks are designated by the U.S. National Park Service, which recognizes buildings, structures, districts, objects, and sites which satisfy certain criteria for historic significance. There are 45 National Historic Landmarks in Wisconsin.
Silas Chapman (June 9, 1813 - December 14, 1899) was a Milwaukee map and book publisher known primarily for his maps of the upper Midwest, which were influential at a pivotal time of the settlement of that region. When he arrived in Milwaukee harbor in 1841, there were 2,000 inhabitants, the roads were crude, most of the area was oak prairie ...
The Carriage of Passengers Act of 1855 (full name An Act further to regulate the Carriage of Passengers in Steamships and other Vessels) was an act passed by the United States federal government on March 3, 1855, replacing the previous Steerage Act of 1819 (also known as the Manifest of Immigrants Act) and a number of acts passed between 1847 and 1849 with new regulations on the conditions of ...
The Clark County crash, one of the deadliest in Wisconsin history, involved a semi-truck and a passenger van. The drivers of both vehicles were among the dead, and an almost 2-year-old boy was the ...
When Wisconsin became a state on May 29, 1848, no provision was made for the section of land between the St. Croix River and the Mississippi River which had previously been organized as part of Wisconsin Territory. Additionally when Iowa became a state on December 28, 1846, no provision was made for official organization of the remainder of ...