History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin: Containing an Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development and Resources, an Extensive and Minute Sketch of Its Cities, Towns and Villages, Their Improvements, Industries, Manufactories, Churches, Schools and Societies, Its War Record, Biographical Sketches, Portraits of Prominent Men and Early Settlers, the Whole Preceded by a History of Wisconsin, Statistics of the State, and an Abstract of Its Laws and Constitution and of the Constitution of the United States. --Unigraphic, 1977 - 862 pages |
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Page 34
... portion of it within the bounds of an organ- ized county , it follows that her dominion was not actually extended over any part of the area included within the present boundaries of this State ; nor did she then claim jurisdiction north ...
... portion of it within the bounds of an organ- ized county , it follows that her dominion was not actually extended over any part of the area included within the present boundaries of this State ; nor did she then claim jurisdiction north ...
Page 152
... portion of the state is for the most part gently undulating , afford- ing ready drainage , without being so abruptly broken as to render cultivation difficult . The soil is varied in character , and mostly very fertile . The southern ...
... portion of the state is for the most part gently undulating , afford- ing ready drainage , without being so abruptly broken as to render cultivation difficult . The soil is varied in character , and mostly very fertile . The southern ...
Page 201
... portion of the state north of forty - five degrees , and possesses nearly all the valuable pine forests . The most thoroughly developed portion of this region is that lying along the streams entering into Green bay and Lake Michigan ...
... portion of the state north of forty - five degrees , and possesses nearly all the valuable pine forests . The most thoroughly developed portion of this region is that lying along the streams entering into Green bay and Lake Michigan ...
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HISTORY OF WISCONSIN | 19 |
Sixteenth Administration | 173 |
State University | 198 |
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