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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBB6_number-736_Appleton-WI.html
? Built in 1913 by American Locomotive Co. ? Original cost was $24,587.00 ? Wt. of engine and tender 493,570 lbs. ? Tractive effort 36,833 lbs. ? Capacity 12,000 gals. of water and ??17 1/2 tons of coal ? Maximum speed over 100 m.p.h. ? Service tr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6QG_first-commercially-successful-electric-street-railway_Appleton-WI.html
On August 16, 1886 the Appleton Electric Street Railway Company began operation of the world's first commercially successful electric street railway. The cars were driven by Van Depoele direct current motors which received power from a hydroelectr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6LM_lawrence-university_Appleton-WI.html
Lawrence University, chartered January 15, 1847, has admitted women to its student body from the day classes started November 12, 1849, in the original Academy or Institute. The first collegiate class of seven students — four men and three w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM55S_birthplace-of-the-american-water-spaniel_New-London-WI.html
Of all the breeds of dog recognized by the American Kennel Club, only five were developed in the United States and one, the American Water Spaniel, originated in Wisconsin. The development of the Water Spaniel as a purebred was due largely to the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28Q_wisconsins-first-deed_Kaukauna-WI.html
Dominique Ducharme first known white settler at Kaukauna. In Wisconsin's first recorded Deed For Land in 1793, he obtained 1281 acres of land from several Indian tribes, for 2 barrels of rum and other gifts. This is now the City of Kaukauna. Today…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZG_treaty-of-the-cedars_Little-Chute-WI.html
The Treaty of the Cedars was concluded on the Fox River near here September 3, 1836. Under the treaty the Menominee Indian nation ceded to the United States about 4,000,000 acres of land for $700,000 (about 17 cents per acre). The area now contain…