History of Vernon County, Wisconsin: Together with Sketches of Its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens; History of Wisconsin ...Union, 1884 - 826 pages |
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... Prairie du Chien , in Crawford Co. , Wis . They were soon followed by a number of persons who located there . These became permanent traders with the Indians . Besides the settlement at " the bay " and the one at Prairie du Chien some ...
... Prairie du Chien , in Crawford Co. , Wis . They were soon followed by a number of persons who located there . These became permanent traders with the Indians . Besides the settlement at " the bay " and the one at Prairie du Chien some ...
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... Prairie du Chien . WISCONSIN AS A PART OF THE TERRITORY OF INDIANA . When , in 1796 , Great Britain yielded posses- sion of the north west by withdrawing its garri- sons from the military posts therein , in pursu- ance of the Jay treaty ...
... Prairie du Chien . WISCONSIN AS A PART OF THE TERRITORY OF INDIANA . When , in 1796 , Great Britain yielded posses- sion of the north west by withdrawing its garri- sons from the military posts therein , in pursu- ance of the Jay treaty ...
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... Prairie du Chien , an Englishman by birth , was among the foremost in stirring up the animosity of the savages . Soon after the declaration of war he collected a body of Indians at Green Bay for the purpose of rendering assistance to ...
... Prairie du Chien , an Englishman by birth , was among the foremost in stirring up the animosity of the savages . Soon after the declaration of war he collected a body of Indians at Green Bay for the purpose of rendering assistance to ...
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... Prairie du Chien the pro- tection of civil government . The Indians of Wisconsin , upon the arrival of United States troops at Prairie du Chien and Green bay , gave evident signs of a disposition to remain friendly , although some ...
... Prairie du Chien the pro- tection of civil government . The Indians of Wisconsin , upon the arrival of United States troops at Prairie du Chien and Green bay , gave evident signs of a disposition to remain friendly , although some ...
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... Prairie du Chien bay , but territory east and west of it , so as to adjusted . Postmasters were also appointed at reach from Lake Huron to the Mississippi river . these two places . Its county seat was established " at the Borough of ...
... Prairie du Chien bay , but territory east and west of it , so as to adjusted . Postmasters were also appointed at reach from Lake Huron to the Mississippi river . these two places . Its county seat was established " at the Borough of ...
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