This stone house was owned and occupied by the Mitchell and Rountree families for nearly 120 years. It was built in 1838–1839 for Revolutionary War veteran and Methodist minister Samuel Mitchell, Sr., and his wife, Eleanor. They constructed the . . . — — Map (db m276689) HM
When Nelson Dewey left his parents' home at Hamilton, New York, at the age of 23, he traveled by stagecoach, steamer, sailing vessel, horse-back, and on foot to reach Wisconsin. The trip took five weeks, and Dewey arrived in Cassville in June of . . . — — Map (db m246434) HM
Idolized coach of several generations of high school, university and professional football stars while at Washington High 1925-47, Wisconsin U. 1948, Marquette U. 1950-53 and 1959-60. Head coach of the Green Bay Packers, 1954-57. Born at Beetown, . . . — — Map (db m96237) HM
About 11,000 years ago, Native people moved into what is now Wisconsin. In the Chippewa [Ojibwe] language, Wisconsin means "gathering of the waters."
The Native American found a land of many possibilities. Animals such as mammoth, . . . — — Map (db m46772) HM
The Beebe-Johnson in Platteville, Wisconsin is listed in the National Register of Historic Places August 7, 1979 The State Historical Society of Wisconsin in association with the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m237970) HM
Cassville was named for Lewis B. Cass, governor of the Michigan Territory. The earliest mention of the present site was by Henry Schoolcraft in 1820. The settlement began in 1827 when a lead-smelting furnace and a government warehouse were . . . — — Map (db m246626) HM
Jacob Furnshell Bugher was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, on January 19, 1826. Growing up, he received his education at the common schools within Guernsey County. At the age of twenty, Mr. Bugher became a teacher, a career in which he was to . . . — — Map (db m215209) HM
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