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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM285N_green-bay-de-pere-antiquarian-society_Green-Bay-WI.html
The Green Bay - De Pere Antiquarian Society was founded in 1923 by a group of women concerned about the loss and destruction of artifacts and objects important to the history of the community. The Society was established to preserve and protect th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM283X_starr-struck-young-girl-seeks-an-autograph_Green-Bay-WI.html
Bart Starr was one of the most admired Packers ever and one of the most generous when it came to sharing his time with young fans. It also was during his 16 seasons as a player, from 1956 to 1971, that autograph collecting mushroomed in popularity…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM283W_paul-hornung_Green-Bay-WI.html
A triple-threat halfback with a nose for the end zone, Hornung was a playmaker and leader on Vince Lombardi's first three championship teams. "A great pressure player," was how Lombardi once described him. Hornung, who doubled as a kicker, set an …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM283T_johnny-blood-mcnally_Green-Bay-WI.html
Born John Victor McNally, he adopted the name Johnny Blood and used it throughout his pro football career, including his seven seasons with the Packers. Blood was a freewheeling halfback and the biggest playmaker on the great Packers teams that wo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM283R_clarke-hinkle-tugs-at-a-young-boys-heartstrings_Green-Bay-WI.html
Walking hand in hand, their faces aglow, Clarke Hinkle and his young admirer convey the timeless rapport between the Packers and their youthful fans. From the kids who cherished the tradition of players smuggling them into games through the back g…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM283P_george-whitney-calhoun_Green-Bay-WI.html
Other than maybe Curly Lambeau, the Packers had no more important front man and no bigger booster than Calhoun over their first quarter-century. A gruff and colorful newspaperman who was fond of chewing on the stub of his cigar, Calhoun helped Lam…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM280K_bounty-land-warrant_Clear-Lake-WI.html
On the night of September 13-14, 1814, an artillery soldier named Francis Scott Key watched as the British attacked Fort McHenry. With bombs bursting mid-air, and in dawn's early light, the American flag remained. Key was so inspired by the sight,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM280G_indian-bird-effigy-mound_Madison-WI.html
Body 80 Feet Wingspread 260 Feet
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27GV_theodore-rietz-distillery_Random-Lake-WI.html
In 1860 Theodore Rietz, at age 30, left Saxony, Germany for the United States. Soon thereafter he helped found the Went & Pfile Distillery Company in Milwaukee. By 1862 he relocated to Silver Creek and started his own whiskey distilling operation.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2776_robert-m-la-follette-the-early-years_Mount-Horeb-WI.html
Side 1 Among early Primrose settlers were six La Follette brothers from Indiana. One of them, Josiah, and his wife Mary, arrived in 1850 and acquired acreage in section 18, three miles south of this site. Josiah held town offices, including town…
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