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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5NF_hamlin-garland_West-Salem-WI.html
Gifted author of this region, Hamlin Garland was born at West Salem September 14, 1860, and died March 4, 1940. His ashes rest in the Garland family plot in Neshonoc cemetery, heart of the Coulee Country immortalized in his books, "Trailmakers of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5NB_hamlin-garland_West-Salem-WI.html
"A Son of the Middle Border" is buried here with his wife and pioneer parents.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5FI_civil-war-cannon_Sparta-WI.html
This Civil War cannon was captured from Confederate forces by Wisconsin troops on Island Number 10 near Vicksburg. Brought to Sparta by Mr. W. H. Farnham in 1867.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5EX_three-arch-stone-bridge_Merrill-WI.html
This bridge was constructed in 1904 to replace a wooden - truss bridge and is a rare surviving example of a stone - arch bridge in Wisconsin. Plans for the new bridge were drawn up by city engineer Charles V. Sheldon. The current bridge features t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5DS_spence-park_La-Crosse-WI.html
Because of the fertile soil and lush woodlands on the river shores, the Winnebago Indians settled in this area in 1772. Sixty years later they ceded these lands to the U.S. Government. In 1842, Nathan Myrick, the first white settler in La Crosse, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5DP_red-cloud-park_La-Crosse-WI.html
This park, on the site of a Winnebago village, commemorates an heroic descendant of those people, Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. Fighting in Korea in 1950 as a member of the 24th Army Division, Corporal Red Cloud bravely held off an enemy attack…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5C3_rib-mountain-state-park_Wausau-WI.html
The summit of this rock is the highest known point in the state
-1940 feet above sea level-
This land, forty acres in area,was presented to the commonwealthon January 26, 1923, by the estate of
Jacob Gensman
The park was enlarged to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5BP_mountain-view_Wausau-WI.html
Towering 1,940 feet above sea level, Rib Mountain is the third highest point in Wisconsin. From here, you can look out over the patchwork of homes, factories and farm land that covers the landscape.
You may even see a hawk or turkey vulture so…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5A1_t-b-scott-free-library_Merrill-WI.html
This building (1911) is an outstanding example of library design in "Prairie School" architecture by Claude and Starck. The library was established (1889) through a bequest from T.B. Scott, lumberman, legislator, and Merrill's first mayor, and was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM59O_merrill-city-hall_Merrill-WI.html
Incorporated in 1883, Merrill built this City Hall in 1888-1889 for $16,275. The building was designed by architect T. D. Allen of Oshkosh, Wisconsin in the Richardsonian Romanesque style and was constructed of local brick, sandstone, and virgin t…