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Term: Heg, Even Hansen 1790 - 1850

Definition:

pioneer Norwegian settler, newspaperman, b. Norway. He migrated to the U.S. and to Wisconsin in 1840 with a group of Norwegian emigrants and settled at Muskego, Racine County. Heg became one of the outstanding leaders of the community and his large farm was used as the information and aid center for Norwegian immigrants. He became a lay preacher and his barn was a social and religious center in the frontier area. Heg was one of the founders and publishers of Nordlyset (1847), the first Norwegian newspaper published in America. He was a leader in the Norwegian community until his death.   T. C. Blegen, ed., Civil War Letters of Col. H. C. Heg (Northfield, Minn., 1936); T. C. Blegen, Norwegian Migration to Amer. (Northfield, Minn., 1931); Wis. Blue Book (1933); WPA MS; H. C. Heg Correspondence.

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1113 records found

"Kissel" (Historic Marker)
1998 Wisconsin Assembly Sesquicentennial Marker (H
Abert, George 1817 - 1890
Adams County
Adler, Solomon 1816 - 1890
Adventists in Wisconsin
African American Settlers of Cheyenne Valley (Hist
Agnew [origin of place name]
agriculture in Wisconsin
Albee, George Sumner 1837 - 1898
Albion [origin of place name]
Algoma [brief history]
Allen Family (Historic Marker Erected 1976)
Allen, Carolyn Blanchard 1921
Allen, Charles Herman(?) 1828 - 1904
Allen, Hiram Storrs 1806 - 1886
Allis, Charles 1853 - 1918
Allis, Edward Phelps 1824 - 1889
Alpha [origin of place name]
American foursquare (architecture)
American Water Spaniel
Anderson [origin of place name]
Anderson, Canute 1830 - 1893
Anderson, John 1872 - 1929
Anderson, Rasmus Born 1846 - 1936
Andrews, Roy Chapman (1884 - 1960)
Angelo [origin of place name]
Anneke, Fritz 1818 - 1872
Anneke, Mathilde Franziska (Giesler) 1817 - 1884
Anson, Leonard Niles 1848 - 1927
Antietam, Battle of
Antigo Silt Loam, State Soil of Wisconsin (Histori
Appleby, John Francis 1840 - 1917
Appleton [brief history]
archaeological record
Archaic culture (archaeology)
Arena, Iowa Co.
Arena, Village of, Iowa Co.
Armsby, Henry Prentiss 1853 - 1921
Arndt, John Penn 1780 - 1861
Arnold, Jonathan Earle 1814 - 1869
Arte Moderne (architecture)
Ashland [brief history]
Attica [origin of place name]
automobile industry in Wisconsin
aviation in Wisconsin
Aztalan (archaeological site)
Babbitt, Clinton 1831 - 1907
Bach, Christopher 1835 - 1927
Bache, Soren 1814 - 1890
badger [origin of name]
Baetz, Henry 1830 - 1910
Baird, Henry Samuel 1800 - 1875
Baker, Joseph Stannard 1838 - 1912
Balatka, Hans 1826 - 1899
Baldwin, Tammy 1962
Banta, George Sr. 1857 - 1935
Baptists in Wisconsin
Baraboo [brief history]
Baran, Felix 1870 - 1942
Barber, George 1805 - 1881
Bardeen, Charles Russell 1871 - 1935
Bardeen, Charles Valdo 1850 - 1903
Bardon, Thomas 1848 - 1923
Barnard, Henry 1811 - 1900
Barry, Alfred Constantine 1815 - 1888
Barstow-Bashford Affair (1856)
Bascom, John 1827 - 1911
Bashford, Coles 1816 - 1878
batteau (Fr.)
Battle of Mole Lake (Historic Marker Erected 1962)
Bay View Rolling Mill (Historic Marker Erected 198
Bay View's Immigrants (Historic Marker Erected 199
Bayfield County [origin of place name]
Bayfield [brief history]
Bayfield, Henry Wolsey 1795 - 1885
Bean, Jacob Linsley 1809 - 1855
Beaver Dam [brief history]
beekeeping and honey production
Bell's Corner [origin of place name]
Belleville [origin of place name]
Belmont (capitol)
Belmont, Village of, Lafayette Co.
Belmont-Wisconsin Territory (Historic Marker Erect
Beloit College (HIstoric Marker Erected 1967)
Beloit [brief history]
Berger, Victor Louis [Luitpold] 1860 - 1929
Berigan, Bunny 1908 - 1942
Berlin [origin of place name]
Bertram, Col. Henry (1825-1878)
Best, Jacob Sr. 1786 - 1861
Big Boy (restaurant)
Birge, Edward Asahel 1851 - 1950
Birthplace of Flag Day (Historic Marker Erected 19
Birthplace of the Republican Party (Historic Marke
Black Hawk 1767 - 1838
Black River Falls [brief history]
Black River Valley (Historic Marker Erected 1976)
Black, John 1827 - 1899
Blake, Thomas E. 1902 - 1994
Blanchard, Alvin 1830 - 1910
Blatz, Valentin 1826 - 1894
Bloomer [origin of place name]
Blue Mounds (geology)
Blue Mounds, Village of, Dane Co.
Boaz Mastodon (Historic Marker Erected 1995)
Borcherdt, Frederick 1811 - 1877
Borup, Charles Williamwulff 1806 - 1859
Bouchard, Charles J. 1911
Boyd, Charles Samuel 1871 - 1952
Bracklin, James 1839 - 1900
Bradley, Lucas 1809 - 1889
Bradley, William Henry 1838 - 1902
Brandel, Mary Margaret (1907 - 1993)
brick (architecture)
bridges in Wisconsin
Briggs, Clare A. (1875-1930)(Historic Marker Erect
Brigham Park (Historic Marker Erected 1955)
Brigham, Ebenezer 1789 - 1861
Brisbois, Michael [Michel] 1759 - 1837
Bristol [origin of place name]
Brodhead, Edward Hallock 1809 - 1890
Brookfield [brief history]
Brown County [origin of place name]
Brown [Willis], Olympia 1835 - 1926
Brown, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1872-1946.
Brown, Edward Dexter 1824 - 1898
Brown, Emma, 1827-1889
Brown, John Henryhobart 1831 - 1888
Brown, Olympia, 1835-1926
Browne, Edward L. 1830 - 1925
Brownell, Joseph Daniel 1880 - 1949
Brule [origin of place name]
Brule, Etienne, 1592?-1632
Brule-St. Croix Portage (Historic Marker Erected 1
Brule-St. Croix Portage (Historic Marker Erected 1
Brule-St. Croix Waterway (Historic Marker Erected
Brunet, Jean 1791 - 1877
Buade de Frontenac et de Pallau, Louis de, Comte d
Buck, James Smith 1812 - 1892
Buckstaff, Florence Griswold [Mrs. George A.] 1866
Buckstaff, John Jr. 1823 - 1900
Buffalo City [brief history]
Bull Run, First Battle of
Bull, Ole Borneman 1810 - 1880
Bull-cook (logging)
Bunyan, Paul
Burchard, Samuel Dickinson 1836 - 1901
Burlington Nothern Ore Docks (Historic Marker Erec
Burlington [brief history]
Burnett, Thomas Pendleton 1800 - 1846
Burnham, Guy Miles 1860 - 1939
Burns, Timothy 1820 - 1853
Bushnell, Allen Ralph 1833 - 1909
Cambria [origin of place name]
Camp Harvey (Historic Marker Erected 1992)
Camp Williams (military installation)
Camp, Hoel Hinman 1822 - 1909
Capital, Attempted Removal of.
Capitols (buildings) in Wisconsin
Car-Ferry Service (Historic Marker Erected 1964)
Carhart, John W. 1834 - 1914
Carheil, Fr, Étienne de, 1633-1726
Carpenter, Matthew Hale [B. "Carpenter","Decatur M
carriage and wagon industry in Wisconsin
Carroll College (Historic Marker Erected 1972)
Case, Jerome Increase 1819 - 1891
Caswell, Lucien Bonaparte 1827 - 1919
Cate, George Washington 1824 - 1905
Catfish River, Dane Co.
Catholics in Wisconsin
Catlin, John 1803 - 1874
catlinite
Catt, Carrie Chapman (1859-1947) (Historic Marker
Cedarburg [brief history]
Chamberlin, Thomas Chrowder 1843 - 1928
Champion Hill, Battle of
Chancellorsville, Battle of
Chapelle, Dickey 1919 - 1965
Chapin, Aaron Lucius 1817 - 1892
Chapman, Silas 1813 - 1899
Chase, Enoch 1809 - 1892
cheesemaking in Wisconsin
Chetek [brief history]
Chief Waupaca (Historic Marker Erected 1957)
Chippewa County [origin of place name]
Chippewa Falls [brief history]
Chippewa River and Menomonie Railway (Historic Mar
Christian Science in Wisconsin
Churchill, Frank Flanders 1865 - 1938
Civil War: 2nd Infantry
Civil War: 4th Infantry
Civil War: 38th Infantry
Civil War: 50th Infantry
Civil War: African American troops
Civil War: Battle Flags
Clark, John 1797 - 1854
Clark, Julius Taylor 1814 - 1908
Clark, Satterlee [Jr.?] 1816 - 1881
Clarno [origin of place name]
Clary, Dexter 1798 - 1874
Clausen, Claus Lauritz 1820 - 1892
Clintonville [origin of place name]
Coggs, Isaac N. 1920
Colby, Gardner 1810 - 1879
Coleman, Charles W.
Coles Bashford House (Historic Marker Erected 1975
Colonel (Civil War)
Columbia County [origin of place name]
commercial fruit production
Commercial or Chicago Style (architecture)
commercial vegetable processing
Company (Civil War)
concrete (architecture)
Conkey, Theodore 1819 - 1880
Connor, William Duncan 1864 - 1944
conservation movement
Constitution of 1846
Cooley, Robert Lawrence 1869 - 1944
Corinth, Second Battle of
Cornish in Wisconsin
Country Life Movement
Court Oreilles (Historic Marker Erected 1955)
cranberry industry in Wisconsin
Crandon [brief history]
Crawford County
Cream City
Crelie, Joseph 1773 - 1866
Creviere, Paul John, Sr. 1924 - 2008
Cudahy, Patrick 1849 - 1919
Curry, John Steuart 1897 - 1946
Cutler, Gen. Lysander (1808-1866)
Czechs in Wisconsin
Dablon (D'Ablon), Fr. Claude, 1619-1697.
dairy industry in Wisconsin
Damon, Harold E. 1885
Danes in Wisconsin
Daniels, Newell 1828 - 1904
Danish Dairy Cooperative (Historic Marker Erected
Dartford [origin of place name]
Davidson, William Fuson ["Commodore"] 1825 - 1887
Davis, Jefferson (in Wisconsin)
Day, Roland B. 1919
De Langlade (Historic Marker Erected 1955)
De Pere [origin of place name]
De Pere, Brown Co.
De Weerdt, Esther Hurley [Mrs. Ole N.] 1892 - 1953
death penality in Wisconsin
Dekorra, Columbia Co.
Delavan's Circus Colony (Historic Marker Erected 1
Densmore, James 1820 - 1889
Desmond, Humphrey Joseph 1858 - 1932
Dewey, Nelson 1813 - 1889
Dicke, Peter Henry 1822 - 1911
Dodge County [origin of place name]
Dodge, Henry 1782 - 1867
Dodgeville [brief history]
Domschke, Bernard ["Domschcke","Bernhard"] 1827 -
Donohue, Jerry Jr. 1885 - 1943
Doty, James Duane 1799 - 1865
Dousman [origin of place name]
Dousman, Hercules Louis 1800 - 1868
Dow riot (1967)
Downtown Sheboygan Falls Historic District (Histor
Doyle, Jessica Laird, 1945-
Draper, Lyman Copeland 1815 - 1891
Du Bay Trading Post (Historic Marker Erected 1962)
Dubay [Dube), John Baptiste 1810 - 1887
Ducharme, Dominique 1765 - 1853
Duggar, Benjamin Minge 1872 - 1956
Duluth [Dulhut], Daniel Greysolon Sieur 1636 - 171
Dunn [origin of place name]
Dunn, Charles 1799 - 1872
Durward, Bernard Isaac 1817 - 1902
Dutch in Wisconsin
Dykstra, Clarence Addison 1883 - 1950
Earth Day
Eastern Orthodox in Wisconsin
Eastman, Ben C. 1812 - 1856
Eau Claire [brief history]
Eau Claire, Eau Claire Co.
Edgerton Bible Case
Edgerton, Benjamin Hyde 1811 - 1886
Edwards [origin of place name]
Eielsen, Elling 1804 - 1883
Eikenberry, Jill 1947 -
Ela, Richard Emerson 1812 - 1888
Elba [origin of place name]
Eldredge, Charles Augustus 1820 - 1896
elections in Wisconsin
electrical power in Wisconsin
Eleva [origin of place name]
Ellis, Albert Gallatin 1800 - 1885
Elroy-Sparta State Trail (Historic Marker Erected
Elroy-Sparta State Trail (Historic Marker Erected
Ely, Richard Theodore 1854 - 1943
Engelmann, Peter 1823 - 1874
Episcopals in Wisconsin
Erdman [origin of place name]
Esterly, George 1809 - 1893
Ettrick [origin of place name]
Eureka, Winnebago Co.
Evans, Joseph Spragg 1875 - 1948
Evansville [brief history]
Evansville [origin of place name]
Everest, David Clark 1883 - 1955
Evergreen Park Cottage Sanatorium (Historic Marker
explorers
Fairchild, Col. Cassius (1829–1868)
Fairchild, Hiram Orlando 1845 - 1925
Fairchild, Jairus Cassius 1801 - 1862
Fairfield [origin of place name]
Fairfield, Rock Co.
Falk, Franz Lorenz 1824 - 1882
Falling Waters, Battle of
Farnsworth, William 1796 - 1860
Father Caspar Rehrl (Historic Marker Erected 1991)
Father Samuel Mazzuchelli (Historic Marker Erected
Father Solanus Casey (1870 - 1957)
Favill, Stephen 1823 - 1906
Faville, John 1847 - 1927
federal (architecture)
feed crops
Feingold, Russell D. 1953
Fenenga, Melmon Jacob 1858 - 1933
Fifield, Samuel S. 1839 - 1915
Finns in Wisconsin
fires in Wisconsin
First African American Church Built in Wisconsin (
First Capitol
First Church of Christ Scientist (Historic Marker
First Electric Street Railway (Historic Marker Ere
First Forest Patrol Flight (Historic Marker Erecte
First Kindergarten (Historic Marker Erected 1957)
First Lake, Census district of, Dane Co.
First Milwaukee Cargo Pier (Historic Marker Erecte
first rate (Civil War)
First Rural Zoning Ordinance (Historic Marker Erec
first school in Wisconsin
First State Fair, October 1-2, 1851 (Historic Mark
First State Normal School (Historic Marker Erected
First Swedish Settlers in Wisconsin (Historic Mark
First Teachers' Training School in Wisconsin (Hist
First Ward, Calumet Co.
First Workers' Compensation Law (Historic Marker
firsts
Fish, Carl Russell 1876 - 1932
fishing industry in Wisconsin
Flintville [origin of place name]
floods in Wisconsin
Florence County [origin of place name]
Fond du Lac [brief history]
Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac Co.
Forest Restoration - The Beginning (Historic Marke
Fort Atkinson [brief history]
Fort Crawford
Fort Koshkonong (Historic Marker Erected 1966)
Fort Winnebago (Historic Marker Erected 1957)
Four Lakes
Four-Wheel Drive (Historic Marker Erected 1960)
Four-Wheel Drive Auto Company
Fowler, Chester Almeron 1862 - 1948
Fox Wars (ca. 1710-1740)
Frank Holton Company
Frank, Michael 1804 - 1894
Frankfurth, William 1829 - 1891
Franklin [brief history]
Franks, Jacob 1760 - 1840
Freethinkers in Wisconsin
Frick, William Keller 1850 - 1918
Fuller, Oliver Clyde 1860 - 1942
Gale, George 1816 - 1868
Galpin, Charles Josiah 1864 - 1947
Garrison, Frank 1852 - 1905
Garth, Schuyler Edward 1898 - 1947
gas stations in Wisconsin
Gay's Mill [origin of place name]
Gays Mills Apple Orchards (Historic Marker Erected
Geist, Walter 1894 - 1951
General (Civil War)
General Mitchell Field (Historic Marker Erected 19
General Motors plant, Janesville
Geneva [origin of place name]
Genzmer, Elmer L. 1903
Gettysburg, Battle of
Gibbsville, Sheboygan Co.
Gilbert, William 1827 - 1900
Gilman [origin of place name]
ginseng
Glenbeulah [origin of place name]
Glidden, Carlos 1834 - 1877
Goetz, George Washington 1856 - 1897
Gogebic Iron Range (Historic Marker Erected 1962)
Golden Fleece Awards
Goodell, Rhoda Livinia 1839 - 1880
Goodrich, Joseph 1800 - 1867
Gorrell, James, dates unverified
Governor Rusk (Historic Marker Erected 1958)
Grand Army Home (Historic Marker Erected 1988)
Grand Army of the Republic
Gratiot, Henry 1789 - 1836
Green Bay (city), Brown Co.
Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers (Historic Marker Erected 1977)
Green Bay [brief history]
Green, William T. 1860 - 1911
Greenfield [brief history]
Greenfield, Milwaukee Co. [origin of place name]
Gregory, Charles Noble 1851 - 1932
Greulich, August 1813 - 1893
Griffin, Ezra Leonard 1821 - 1892
Grignon, Pierre Sr. 1740 - 1795
Gronouski, John A., 1919-
Groseilliers, Medard Chouart, Sieur Des 1618 - 168
Grottkau, Paul 1846 - 1898
Gunther, Theodore (1826 0 1885)
Hale [origin of place name]
Hales Corners [origin of place name]
Hall, Deirdre 1947 -
Hall, Sherman 1800 - 1879
Hamilton, William Stephen 1797 - 1850
Haney [origin of place name]
Hanks, Lucien Mason 1868 - 1950
Hannan, John Joseph 1866 - 1946
Haraszthy [De Moksca), Agoston 1812 - 1869
Hartford [brief history]
Harvey, Cordelia (1824–1895)
Harvey, Cordelia (Historic Marker Erected 1991)
Harwood, Frank James 1855 - 1940
Haskell, Col. Frank A. (1828-1864)
Haskins, Herbert Eugene 1869 - 1953
Hastings, Edwin George 1872 - 1953
Hatlestad, Oil Jensen 1823 - 1892
Haugen, Nils Pederson 1849 - 1931
Hayes, William Arthur 1866 - 1942
Hayward [brief history]
Hazen, Chester 1824 - 1900
Hearthstone
Heg, Col. Hans Christian (1829-1863)
Heg, Even Hansen 1790 - 1850
Heinemann, Benjamin 1850 - 1919
Heiss, Michael 1818 - 1890
Helena, Iowa Co.
hemp
Hengell, Henry Charles 1877 - 1937
Henni, John Martin 1805 - 1881
Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878
Henry, William 1794 - 1853
Henry, William Arnon 1850 - 1932
Heritage Hill State Park (Historic Marker Erected
Highway Marking (Historic Marker Erected 1956)
Hillsborough [origin of place name]
Hinkley, George Madison 1832 - 1905
Hirst, Arthur Roscoe 1881 - 1932
Historic Mineral Point (Historic Marker Erected 19
Hitt, Henry D. 1823 - 1907
Hoard, Halbert Louis 1861 - 1933
Hoard, William Dempster 1836 - 1918
Hochkammer, Jon H. 1956
hodag
Hohlfeld, Alexander Rudolf 1865 - 1956
Holy Hill
Home of Governor Harvey (Historic Marker Erected 1
Hooper, Jessie Annette Jack [Mrs. Ben Hooper] 1865
Horlick, William 1846 - 1936
Horner, John Scott 1802 - 1883
Horton, Alonzo E. 1813 - 1909
hotels in Wisconsin
Houdini, Harry 1874 - 1926
Howard's Grove [origin of place name]
Howe, Timothy Otis 1816 - 1883
Hoyt, John Wesley 1831 - 1912
Huber, Henry Allen 1869 - 1933
Hudson [brief history]
Huebschmann, Franz 1817 - 1880
Hunter, Jeffrey 1926 - 1969
Husting, Paul Oscar Adolph 1866 - 1917
Hutchins, Frank Avery 1851 - 1914
Hyer, George 1819 - 1872
ice harvesting industry in wisconsin
Icelanders in Wisconsin
Ilsley, Charles Ferdinand 1827 - 1904
Inama, Adelbert 1798 - 1879
Industrial School for Girls
Influenza Epidemic of 1918
initial point (survey)
intendant (Fr.)
Invention of the Typewriter (Historic Marker Erect
inventions
Iowa County Courthouse (Historic Marker Erected 19
Iron Ridge, Dodge Co.
Iron Ridge, Village of, Dodge Co.
Island No. 10, Battle of
Iverson, Andreas Michael 1823 - 1907
Jackson, Mortimer Melville 1809 - 1889
Jacobs, Herbert Henry 1864 - 1948
James, Ada (1876-1952)(Historic Marker Erected 199
Janesville Tank Company (Historic Marker Erected 1
Janesville [brief history]
Janesville [origin of place name]
Janesville, Rock Co.
Jarreau, Al 1940 -
Jastrow, Joseph 1863 - 1944
Jefferson Prarie Settlement (Historic Marker Erect
Jeffery, Thomas B. 1845 - 1910
Jens, Salome 1935 -
Jews in Wisconsin
John Muir View (Historic Marker Erected 1955)
Jones, Benjamin 1795 - 1881
Jones, George Wallace 1804 - 1896
Jones, Granville Duane 1856 - 1924
Jones, James Monroe 1824 - 1898
Jones, Lewis Ralph 1864 - 1945
Jones, William Arthur 1844 - 1912
Jonesville [origin of place name]
Judd, Truman H. 1817 - 1884
Jump River [origin of place name]
Juneau County [origin of place name]
Juneau, Solomon 1793 - 1856
Karlen, Jacob 1840 - 1920
Kasten Jr., Robert W. 1942
Kaukauna [brief history]
Kawaguesaga-Lake [origin of place name]
Kellogg, Amherst Willoughby 1829 - 1923
Kellogg, Ansel Nash 1832 - 1886
Kellogg, Ansel Wales 1821 - 1870
Kellogg, Rufus Bela 1837 - 1891
Kelly, Patrick 1792 - 1858
Kemper Hall (Historic Marker Erected 1979)
Kemper, Jackson 1789 - 1870
Kempster, Walter 1841 - 1918
Kenosha County [origin of place name]
Kenosha [brief history]
Kenosha [origin of place name]
Kenosha, Kenosha Co.
Kickbush, August 1828 - 1901
Kilbourn, Byron 1801 - 1870
Kilbourntown (Historic Marker Erected 1998)
Kilgore, Damon Y[Oung?] 1827 - 1888
Kimberly, John Alfred 1838 - 1928
King, Gen. Rufus (1814-1876)
kinnickinnic
Kinsman, Delos Oscar 1868 - 1948
Knapp, Gilbert 1798 - 1887
Knights of Labor
Knowles, Warren P. 1908
Koenig, Joseph 1858 - 1929
Kreibich, Robin G. 1959
Kreinersville [origin of place name]
Kremers, Edward 1865 - 1941
Kruger [origin of place name]
Kruszka, Michael 1860 - 1918
Ku Klux Klan in Wisconsin
Kurz, Henry 1826 - 1906
La Crosse County
La Crosse [brief history]
La Crosse, La Crosse Co.
La Follette, Belle Case, 1859-1931
La Follette, Robert Marion Sr. (1855-1925)(Histori
La Follette, Robert Marion, Jr., 1895 - 1953
La Grange, Col. Oscar H. (1837-1915)
La Ronde, Louis Denis De 1675 - 1741
labor movement in Wisconsin
Lac Vieux Desert (Historic Marker Erected 1960)
lacrosse (game)
Ladd, Azel Parkhurst 1811 - 1854
Lake Mills [origin of place name]
Lake Superior [origin of place name]
Lancaster [brief history]
Land Grant Scandal
land office
Landreth, Albert 1858 - 1899
Langeland, Knud 1813 - 1888
Langlade County Forest: Wisconsin's First County F
Langlade [origin of place name]
Lannon [origin of place name]
Laona School Forest (Historic Marker Erected 1975)
Lapham Peak (Historic Marker Erected 1995)
Lapham, Increase Allen 1811 - 1875
Larsen, Lawrence R. 1897
Larsen, [Peter) Laur[Entius] 1833 - 1915
LaSalle, Robert Rene Cavelier, sieur de, 1643 - 16
Lathrop, John Hiram 1799 - 1866
Lathrop, Stephen Pearl 1816 - 1854
Latvians in Wisconsin
Laubenheimer, Jacob George 1874 - 1936
Lawe, George William 1810 - 1895
Lawler, John 1832 - 1891
Lawson, Alfred W. (1869 - 1954)
Leahy, William D., Fleet Admiral, U.S. Navy (1875-
Legler, Henry Eduard 1861 - 1917
Leonard, William Ellery 1876 - 1944
Leopold, [Rand] Aldo 1887 - 1948
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Righ
Liberty [origin of place name]
libraries in Wisconsin
Lime Ridge [origin of place name]
Linton, Ralph 1893 - 1953
Lithuanians in Wisconsin
Lochner, John Frederick Carl 1822 - 1902
Lockwood, James Henry 1793 - 1857
Loevenhart, Arthur Solomon 1878 - 1929
Longfellow's Madison Poem
Lovass [origin of place name]
Lovejoy, Allen Perry 1825 - 1904
Lowville [origin of place name]
Lowville, Columbia Co.
Luning, Frederick August 1811 - 1861
Luther College (Historic Marker Erected 1977)
Luther, Ernest Leonard 1868 - 1953
Lutherans in Wisconsin
Mack, John Givan Davis 1867 - 1924
Mackie Spring [origin of place name]
Madeline Island [origin of place name]
Madison Alliance for Homosexual Equality (MAHE)
Madison [brief history]
Madison, Dane Co.
maize
Major "Dick" Bong (Historic Marker Erected 1957)
Manitowoc and the Car Ferries (Historic Marker Ere
Manitowoc County [origin of place name]
Manitowoc Submarines (Historic Marker Erected 1989
Manitowoc [brief history]
Manitowoc [origin of place name]
Manitowoc's Maritime Heritage (Historic Marker Ere
Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co.
manufacturing in Wisconsin
Mapes, David Parshall 1798 - 1890
maple syrup industry
Marchetti, Louis 1846 - 1931
Marcklein, Bernhard Gustav 1848 - 1915
Marinette, Queen [Marinette Chevalier Jacobs] 1793
Marlatt, Abby Lillian 1869 - 1943
Marquette, Jacques 1637 - 1675
Marshall, Samuel 1820 - 1907
Martin, James Baynard 1814 - 1878
Martin, John E. 1891
Martin, Morgan Lewis 1805 - 1887
Mass transportation in Wisconsin
Mathie, Karl 1866 - 1938
Maunesha River
Maxon, Densmore William 1820 - 1887
Mayer, Stephan F. 1854 - 1935
Mazzuchelli, Samuel Charles 1806 - 1864
Mcarthur, Arthur 1815 - 1896
Mccarthy, Charles 1873 - 1921
Mccormick, Robert Laird 1847 - 1911
McCracken, Guy (ca. 1861 - 1931)
Mccreery, Maud [Leonard] 1883 - 1938
Mcglachlin, Edward 1840 - 1931
Mcgovern, Francis Edward 1866 - 1946
Mcgregor, Duncan 1836 - 1921
McKee, Lt. Col. David (1828-1862)
McMynn, John Gibson 1824 - 1900
meat packing industry
Medford [origin of place name]
Meeker, Moses 1790 - 1865
Menard, Fr. Rene, 1605-1661
Menomonie [brief history]
Mequon [brief history]
Mequon [origin of place name]
Merrill [brief history]
Merrillan (origin of place name)
Merrimack [origin of place name]
Merriman, William Edward 1825 - 1892
Meskwaki Indians
Mexicans in Wisconsin
Middleton [brief history]
Mills, Simeon, 1810 - 1895
Milwaukee & Missississippi Railroad
Milwaukee and Rock River Canal
Milwaukee Braves
Milwaukee County [origin of place name]
Milwaukee County's First Airport (Historic Marker
Milwaukee Downer College (Historic Marker Erected
Milwaukee Interurban Terminal (Historic Marker Ere
Milwaukee [brief history]
Milwaukee [origin of place name]
Miner, Henry Austin 1829 - 1932
mining in northern Wisconsin
mint
Mission of St. Francois Xavier (Historic Marker Er
missionary
Missionary Ridge, Battle of
Mississippi River Parkway: First Project (Historic
Mississippian culture (archaeology)
Mitchell, Alexander 1817 - 1887
Mitscher, Marc A., Admiral, U.S. Navy (1887-1947)(
Mogilka, David R. 1915
Monberg, Lawrence 1900 - 1983
Monfort [origin of place name]
Monona [brief history]
Monroe [brief history]
Moore, Benjamin Franklin 1819 - 1904
Morand, first name unverified
Moravians in Wisconsin
Mormons in Early Wisconsin (Historic Marker Erecte
Morris [origin of place name]
Morris, Lucy Smith (1850-1935)(Historic Marker Ere
Mosse, George Lachmann 1918 - 1999
Mount Horeb [origin of place name]
Muir, John 1838 - 1914
Munh, Emanuel 1806 - 1899
Munson, Oliver Goldsmith 1856 - 1933
Murphy, James William 1858 - 1927
Murphy, Roger P. 1923
Murray, Eldon 1930 - 2007
Murray, Reid Fred 1887 - 1952
Muskego [brief history]
Myrick, Nathan 1822 - 1903
Nash, Charles Dennis 1819 - 1897
Nash, Charles W. 1864 - 1948
Nasonville [origin of place name]
Nation's First Cooperative Generating Station (His
Nation's First Watershed Project (Historic Marker
Nattestad, Ole Knudsen 1807 - 1886
Neenah, Winnebago Co.
Nelson Dewey-First Governor of Wisconsin (Historic
New Glarus (Historic Marker Erected 1962)
New Holstein [brief history]
Newburg, Village of, Washington Co.
Newburg, Washington Co.
Newhall, Daniel 1821 - 1895
Nicolet National Forest (Historic Marker Erected 1
Nicolet, Jean 1598 - 1642
Niedecker, Lorine (1903-1970)(Historic Marker Erec
Niedecker, Lorine, 1903-1970
Nineteenth Amendment
Nohr, Harry 1897 - 1976
Noonan, Josiah A. 1813 - 1882
Normal school
North Hall (Historic Marker Erected 1974)
Northern Wisconsin Center For The Developmentally
Northland College (Historic Marker Erected 1976)
Northwest Portal of Wisconsin (Historic Marker Ere
Norwalk [origin of place name]
O'Brien, Leo P. 1893
O'Keefe, Georgia (1887 - 1996)
O'Konski, Alvin E. 1904
Oak Grove [origin of place name]
Oconomowoc [brief history]
Odell, Emery Alvin 1871 - 1953
Oelhafen, John 1836 - 1923
Old Military Road (Historic Marker Erected 1961)
Old Muskego (Historic Marker Erected 1963)
Omro [origin of place name]
Onalaska [brief history]
Oneida Street Station, T.M.E.R. and L. Co. (Histor
Ordway, Moses 1788 - 1870
Oschwald, Ambrose 1801 - 1873
Oshkosh [brief history]
Outagamie County [origin of place name]
Owen, David Dale 1807 - 1860
Owens, Richard Griffith 1811 - 1882
Pabst Theater (Historic Marker Erected 1992)
Pabst, Frederick, Captain (1836-1904) (Historic Ma
Pail and Shovel Party
Paine, Edward Lathrop 1801 - 1893
paper industry in Wisconsin
Park, Roswell 1807 - 1869
Parkinson, Daniel Morgan 1790 - 1868
Patch Grove [origin of place name]
Pecatonica River, Green Co. [origin of place name]
Peck Cabin (Historic Marker Erected 1998)
Peck, Roseline [Willard] [Mrs. Eben Peck) 1808 - 1
Peckham, Elizabeth Maria Gifford 1854 - 1940
Pembine, Town of, Marinette Co.
Percival, James Gates 1795 - 1856
Pere Marque'ite and Sieur Jolliet (Historic Marker
period revival (architecture)
Perrot, Nicolas 1644 - 1718
Peshtigo [brief history]
Petersburg [origin of place name]
Petit Rocher, Wisconsin River
Petite Gres, Wisconsin River
Pewaukee [brief history]
Pewaukee [origin of place name]
Pfister, Charles [Frederick] 1859 - 1927
Pfister, Guido 1818 - 1889
Phelps [origin of place name]
Philipp, Emanuel Lorenz 1861 - 1925
Phoenix (shipwreck, 1847)
Pier, Kate [Hamilton] 1845 - 1925
Pierre Esprit Radisson and Medart Grosellieres (Hi
Pinney, Silas U. 1833 - 1899
Platteville [brief history]
Pleasant Ridge African American Community (Histori
Pleasant Ridge, Grant Co.
Point Basse (Historic Marker Erected 1963)
Poles in Wisconsin
Poplawski, Stephen J. 1885 - 1956
Port Gibson, Battle of
Port Washington [brief history]
Port Washington [origin of place name]
Portage [brief history]
Portage, Columbia Co.
potatoes
Potter Law (1874)
Potter, Rosemary 1952
pottery and earthenware industry in Wisconsin
Prairie School (architecture)
Pratt, Morris (1820-1902)
Pre-exemption Law (1841)
Presbyterians in Wisconsin
Preston [origin of place name]
primary elections in Wisconsin
prisons in Wisconsin
Pritchard, John 1884
Prohibition
Puerto Ricans in Wisconsin
Putnam, Henry Cleveland 1832 - 1912
Quarlls (Quarrels, Quarles), Caroline, (ca. 1824 -
Quarry, Manitowoc Co.
Quiner, Emily (or Emelie) 1839 - 1919
Quinney, Electa, 1802-1885
Quinney, John W. 1797 - 1855
Racine County [origin of place name]
Racine Raiders Football Club, Inc.
Racine [brief history]
Racine, Racine Co.
Radisson, Pierre Esprit 1636 - 1710
Rafn, Carl Christian, 1795-1864
railroad disasters in Wisconsin
railroads in Wisconsin
Raimey, Mabel Wanda (1895-1986) (Historic Marker E
Randall, Gov. Alexander W. (1819-1872)
Random Lake [origin of place name]
Rathbun (Mitchell township) [origin of place name]
Raymond [origin of place name]
Red Arrow Division
Reed, George 1807 - 1883
Reed, Harrison 1813 - 1899
Reeseville [origin of place name]
Reformed Churches in Wisconsin
Reich, Frank Albert 1884 - 1946
Rest Areas on the I-Roads (Historic Marker Erected
Reymert, James De Noon 1821 - 1896
Rib Lake Lumber Company (Historic Marker Erected 1
Richmond Township [origin of place name]
Richmond [origin of place name]
Riddles, Libby (born 1956)
Rigaud de Vaudreuil, Philippe de, Marquis de Vaudr
Rindisbacher, Peter 1806 - 1834
Ringling Brothers Circus (Historic Marker Erected
Ringling [Rungeling], Albert 1852 - 1916
Ripon College (Historic Marker Erected 1972)
Ripon [origin of place name]
Rising Sun [origin of place name]
roads in Wisconsin (early)
Robinson, Charles D. 1822 - 1886
Rock Mill (Historic Marker Erected 1998)
Romanesque revival (architecture)
Root, Eleazer 1802 - 1887
Rountree, John Hawkins 1805 - 1890
Rubicon [origin of place name]
Rural Electrification (Historic Marker Erected 196
Rusk County [origin of place name]
Rusk, Gov. Jeremiah M. (1830-1893)
Russell, Harry Luman 1866 - 1954
Russians in Wisconsin
Rustic Road (Historic Marker Erected 1976)
Ryan, Edward George 1810 - 1880
Sabin, Ellen Clara 1850 - 1949
Saint Francis [brief history]
Saint John's Infirmary (Historic Marker Erected 19
Salomon, Gen. Frederick (1826-1897)
Sampson, William Harkness 1808 - 1892
Sanders, Col. Horace T. (1820-1865)
Sanderson, William E. 1902 - 1952
Satherley, Arthur E., 1889 - 1986
Schandein, Emil 1840 - 1888
Schilling, Robert 1843 - 1922
Schoeffler, Moritz 1813 - 1875
School Consolidation (Historic Marker Erected 1964
school forests
Schorer, Mark 1908 - 1977
Schurz, Carl (1829-1906)
Schurz, Margarethe [Meyer] (Mrs. Carl Schurz) 1833
Scott [origin of place name]
Scott, Thomas B. 1829 - 1886
Seils-Sterling Circus (Historic Marker Erected 197
Selective logging (logging)
Sensenbrenner, Frank Jacob 1864 - 1952
Sevastopol [origin of place name]
Shaw, Daniel 1813 - 1881
Shawano (Historic Marker Erected 1956)
Shawano [brief history]
Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co.
Sheboygan [brief history]
Sherman [origin of place name]
Sherry, Laura [Case] 1873 - 1947
Shiloh, Battle of
shipbuilding in Wisconsin
Shipman, Stephen Vaughan 1825 - 1905
Sholes, Charles Clark 1816 - 1867
Silver Mound (Historic Marker Erected 1977)
Simmons, Zalmon Gilbert 1828 - 1910
Sioux Uprising (1862)
Site of the First Norwegian Lutheran Church of the
Slovaks in Wisconsin
Slovenians in Wisconsin
Smith, "Red" (Walter W.) 1905 - 1982
Smith, Abraham Hyatt 1814 - 1892
Smith, Abram Daniel 1811 - 1865
Smith, Arthur Oliver 1859 - 1913
Smith, Augustus Ledyard 1833 - 1902
Smith, Dena A. 1899
Smith, George Baldwin 1823 - 1879
Smith, Hiram 1817 - 1890
Smith, Hiram 1829 - 1900
Smith, Walter Mcmynn 1869 - 1938
Smith, William E. 1824 - 1883
Smith, William Rudolph 1787 - 1868
Snake-room (logging)
Snell, Mariette Huntly
Snib (logging)
Snowmobile (Historic Marker Erected 1975)
socialism in Milwaukee
Soglin, Paul, 1945 -
South Greenville Grange No. 225 (Historic Marker E
Southerners in Wisconsin
Spahn, Warren Edward 1921 - 2003
Spanish American War, Wisconsin in
Spence Park (Historic Marker Erected 1978)
Spooner, Wyman 1795 - 1877
Spotsylvania, Battle of
Spotted Arm (Broken Arm), Ho-Chunk chief
St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818
St. Croix National Scenic Riverway
St. Esprit, La Pointe de (mission)
St. John's Military Academy (Historic Marker Erect
Stafford, William Henry 1869 - 1957
Stambaugh, Samuel C.
Stanley, Lemuel Castle 1828 - 1909
State Historical Society (Historic Marker Erected
State Park Movement in Wisconsin - Interstate Park
Stearns, Lutie Eugenia 1866 - 1943
Steinmetz, Donald W. 1924
Sterling Township [origin of place name]
Sterling, John Whalen 1816 - 1885
Stetsonville [origin of place name]
Stevens Point [brief history]
Stevens Point [origin of place name]
Stevens Point, Portage Co.
Stockbridge Indians
Stonefield
Stones River, Battle of
Stoughton [brief history]
Stoughton, Dane Co.
Stout, James Huff 1848 - 1910
stovewood (architecture)
Street, Joseph Montfort 1780 - 1840
Strong, Moses Mccure 1810 - 1894
Strum [origin of place name]
Stucki, Jacob 1857 - 1930
Sturgeon Bay [brief history]
suburbs in Wisconsin
Summer White House - 1928 (Historic Marker Erected
Suydam, John Voorhees 1810 - 1885
Swedes in Wisconsin
Sweet, Col. Benjamin (1832-1874)
Sylvester [origin of place name]
Tabor [origin of place name]
Tank, Nils Otto 1800 - 1864
temperance movement in Wisconsin
Teotsa, Rock Co.
Thayer, Eugene Butler 1853 - 1931
The Battle of St. Croix Falls (Historic Marker Ere
The Gideons (Historic Marker Erected 1958)
The Home of Colby Cheese (Historic Marker Erected
The Iron Brigade (Historic Marker Erected 1992)
The McGilvray "Seven Bridges Road" (Historic Marke
The Merrimac Ferry (Historic Marker Erected 1973)
The Military Road (Historic Marker Erected 1975)
The Oldest Lutheran Church in Wisconsin (Historic
The Orchards of Door County (Historic Marker Erect
The Raube Road Site (Historic Marker Erected 1998)
The Spark (Historic Marker Erected 1957)
The Superior Entry (Historic Marker Erected 1976)
The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Historic Mark
The Winnebago Trail (Historic Marker Erected 1978)
theaters in Wisconsin
Thirty-Second Division Memorial Highway (Historic
Thirty-Second Division Memorial Highway (Historic
Thompson, John C[Ameron] 1872 - 1934
Thomson, Alexander Mcdonald 1822 - 1898
Thorp, Joseph G. 1812 - 1895
timeline of Wisconsin history, 1622-1699
timeline of Wisconsin history, 1700-1749
timeline of Wisconsin history, 1750-1783
timeline of Wisconsin history, 1784-1835
timeline of Wisconsin history, 1836-1899
timeline of Wisconsin history, 1900 -1999
tobacco industry
Torkelson, Martin W. (1878-1963)(Historic Marker E
tornadoes in Wisconsin
Tracy, Clarissa Tucker 1818 - 1905
trade unions in Wisconsin
Treaty of the Cedars (Historic Marker Erected 1958
Troupes de la Marine (Compagnies Franches de la Ma
Turner, Frederick Jackson 1861 - 1932
Tweedy, John Hubbard 1814 - 1891
unemployment compensation
unions in Wisconsin
Unitarians in Wisconsin
United Brethrens in Wisconsin
Unonius, Gustaf Elias Marius 1810 - 1902
Upham, Don Alonzo Joshua 1809 - 1877
Upham, William Henry 1841 - 1924
Utopians in Wisconsin
Valentine, Richard 1847 - 1925
Van Dyke, John Henry 1823 - 1909
Van Hise, Charles Richard 1857 - 1918
Van Kooy, Cornelia 1885 - 1945
Veblen, Thorstein 1857-1929
Vicksburg, Assault on
Vicksburg, Siege of
Vienna [origin of place name]
Vienna [origin of place name]
Vietnam War
Vilas, Levi Baker 1811 - 1879
Vilas, William Freeman 1840 - 1908
Vineyard, James Russell 1804 - 1863
Viroqua [brief history]
Vogel, Frederick 1823 - 1892
Volk Field (military installation)
Walworth County [origin of place name]
Walworth, John 1804 - 1895
War of 1812 (Historic Marker Erected 1964)
Ward, Col. Lyman M. (1836-1909)
Warner, Arthur Pratt 1870 - 1957
Washburn, Gov. Cadwallader Colden (1818-1882)
Washington County [origin of place name]
waterspout (meteorology)
Watertown [brief history]
Watertown [origin of place name]
Watts, Oliver Patterson 1865 - 1953
Waukesha [brief history]
Waupaca [brief history]
Waupun [brief history]
Waupun [origin of place name]
Wausau [brief history]
Wausau [origin of place name]
Waushara County [origin of place name]
Wauwatosa [brief history]
Weber, Frank J. 1849 - 1943
Wellcome, Henry Soloman, Sir (1853-1936)(Historic
Werwath, Oscar 1880 - 1948
Wescott, Glenway 1901 - 1987
West Allis [brief history]
West Point [origin of place name]
Westby [origin of place name]
Weyerhaeuser, Frederick 1834 - 1914
wheat cultivation
Whirling Thunder, Ho-Chunk chief
White Crow, Ho-Chunk chief
White Pillars (Historic Marker Erected 1980)
White Pines (Historic Marker Erected 1976)
Whitestown [origin of place name]
Whitewater [brief history]
Whitney, Daniel 1795 - 1862
Whiton, Edward Vernon 1805 - 1859
Whittlesey [origin of place name]
Whittlesey, Charles 1808 - 1886
Wilcox, Ella Wheeler 1850 - 1919
wild rice
Wilder, Amos Parker 1862 - 1936
Wilder, Laura Ingalls (1867-1957)(Historic Marker
Wilder, Thornton 1897 - 1975
Williams, Annette P. 1937
Williamstown Township [origin of place name]
Winegar [origin of place name]
Winneshiek Landing [origin of place name]
Winslow, John Bradley 1851 - 1920
Wisconsin (oldest cities and towns)
Wisconsin (state)
Wisconsin Central Railroad (Historic Marker Erecte
Wisconsin Equal Rights Law (1921)
Wisconsin Home for Women (Taycheedah Correctional
Wisconsin Military Reservation (Historic Marker Er
Wisconsin River
Wisconsin state fair
Wisconsin State Fair Park (Historic Marker Erected
Wisconsin State Prison (Waupun Correctional Instit
Wisconsin Territory (Historic Marker Erected 1964)
Wisconsin [origin of place name]
Wisconsin's Dairy Industry (Historic Marker Erecte
Wisconsin's First 4-H Club (Historic Marker Erecte
Wisconsin's First Aviator (Historic Marker Erected
Wisconsin's First Home-Built Flying Machine (Histo
Wisconsin's First Iron Smelter (Historic Marker Er
Wisconsin's First Nuclear-fueled Electric Generati
Wisconsin's First School For The Deaf (Historic Ma
Wisconsin's German Settlers (Historic Marker Erect
Wisconsin's Oldest Newspaper: The Milwaukee Sentin
Wisconsin's Tobacco Land (Historic Marker Erected
Wolcott, Erastus B., M.D. (1804-1880) (Historic M
Wolcott, Laura [Ross] 1834 - 1915
Wolf, William Henry 1828 - 1901
Wood, Joseph 1811 - 1890
Woodville [origin of place name]
Woodward, Gilbert Motier 1835 - 1914
World's Columbian Exposition
World's First Hydroelectric Central Station (Histo
Wright, Hiram A. 1823 - 1855
Wyalusing, Grant Co.
Yahara River, Dane Co.
Yellow River (Historic Marker Erected 1968)
Youmans, Theodora Winton, 1863 - 1932
Yuba [origin of place name]
Zeidler, Frank 1912 - 2006
Zimmerman, Fred R. 1880 - 1954
“Top Rail” (Civil War)

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