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Story of Wisconsin Story of Wisconsin

The Story of Wisconsin The Story of Wisconsin’ ’s s

• People

People

• Environment

Environment

• Agriculture

Agriculture

• Government

Government

• Industry

Industry

• Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

Story of Wisconsin Story of Wisconsin

People People

• Dr. Enoch
• Dr. Enoch

Chase, a Chase, a pioneer pioneer settler in settler in Milwaukee Milwaukee in 1835 in 1835

Story of Wisconsin Story of Wisconsin

People People John Green, John Green, a resident a resident

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black black settlement settlement

• f Pleasant
• f Pleasant

Ridge, ca. Ridge, ca. 1848 1848 – – 1860s 1860s

Story of Wisconsin Story of Wisconsin

People People The Belgian The Belgian – – American Community founded in NE Wisconsin in the 1850 American Community founded in NE Wisconsin in the 1850’ ’s s

Story of Wisconsin Story of Wisconsin

Environment Environment Land Economic Land Economic Inventory Map of a part Inventory Map of a part

• f Vilas County
• f Vilas County

Story of Wisconsin Story of Wisconsin

Environment Environment Aldo Aldo Leopold Leopold building a building a duck blind, duck blind, 1928 1928

Story of Wisconsin Story of Wisconsin

Environment Environment DNR, DNR, Report, 2002 Report, 2002 “ “Health Health Effects Effects

• f Arsenic
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Contaminated Contaminated Drinking Drinking Water Water” ”

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Agriculture Agriculture Map Map Showing Showing Locations of Locations of Cheese Cheese Factories, Factories, etc., 1910 etc., 1910

Story of Wisconsin Story of Wisconsin

Agriculture Agriculture Farm Labor Farm Labor News News, , March 1, March 1, 1945 1945

Story of Wisconsin Story of Wisconsin

Agriculture Agriculture A farm in A farm in Adams Adams County, County, 1910 1910’ ’s s -

• 1920

1920’ ’s s

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Government Government Annual Report of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Annual Report of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction,1853 1853

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Industry Industry Parker Pen Parker Pen Grinding Dept., Grinding Dept.,

• ca. 1910
• ca. 1910’

’s s -

• 1920

1920’ ’s s

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Industry Industry Logging in Logging in Wisconsin in Wisconsin in the 19 the 19th

th

Century Century

Story of Wisconsin Story of Wisconsin

Arts & Culture Arts & Culture Eduardo Peralta, Chilean Eduardo Peralta, Chilean folk singer, performs. folk singer, performs. Milwaukee Repertory Milwaukee Repertory Theater Photographic Theater Photographic History History

Story of Wisconsin Story of Wisconsin

Arts & Culture Arts & Culture A medicine A medicine song from the song from the Wisconsin Wisconsin Folksong Folksong Collection Collection

Digital Collections with a Purpose Digital Collections with a Purpose

• Digital collections

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• Created as part of a vision:

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