World’s First Hydroelectric Plant, Appleton (1882)
The Vulcan Street Plant on the Fox River in Appleton became the first Edison hydroelectric central station in the world. The electric age began right here in the Fox Valley.
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Treaty Of La Pointe Creates Four Ojibwe Reservations (1854)
On September 30, 1854, Ojibwe leaders signed the second Treaty of La Pointe, establishing permanent Wisconsin reservations at Bad River, Red Cliff, Lac du Flambeau, and Lac Courte Oreilles. Tribal […]