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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Marinette County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Marinette County, Wisconsin .
Location of Jefferson County in Wisconsin. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
Dillinger, Van Meter, Hamilton, and Carroll immediately escaped through the back of the lodge, which was unguarded, and made their way north on foot through woods and past a lake to commandeer a car and a driver at a resort a mile away. Carroll was not far behind them. He made it to Manitowish and stole a car, making it uneventfully to St. Paul.
The following year he was convicted of murder. His botched hanging gave the final push toward abolition of the death penalty in Wisconsin. [12] [13] 18: Rosinco: Rosinco: July 18, 2001 : 12 miles (19 km) east of Kenosha: Lake Michigan
] Waukesha County, Wisconsin was a big resort area and vacation spot for people living in Chicago. [1] Among the people who visited Oconomowoc's for a little rest and relaxation were Chicago's most notorious gangsters, such as Baby Face Nelson, Bugs Moran, John Dillinger and Al Capone. [2]
A leader in the dairy industry, Kasper attended the UW dairy school in 1894, switched early to pay for milk based on butterfat rather than volume, helped organize the Wisconsin Cheesemakers' Association, and supposedly won more prizes than any other cheesemaker. [20] 14: Lake Street Historic District: Lake Street Historic District: May 30, 2002
By early historic times, a stream (the Mondeaux River) flowed northwest through that channel. The current lake is not natural. [5] By the 1930s, this part of Wisconsin had been logged for fifty years, leaving much of it in stumps and slashings. [6] The logging companies sold some parcels to farmers, who settled and cleared some areas.
Showing the aftermath of the Battle of Antietam—the deadliest single day in the American Civil War [s 3] [s 4] The Scourged Back: c. 2 April 1863: McPherson & Oliver: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States Albumen print One of the most widely distributed photos of the abolitionist movement. [s 4] Cartes de Visite: May - August 1863 Andre ...