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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MIX_roy-chapman-andrews_Beloit-WI.html
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Roy Chapman Andrews, one of the most celebrated explorers of the 20th century, was born in Beloit on January 26, 1884. He grew up across the river at 419 St. Lawrence Avenue. Andrews acquired a lifelong passion for the natural world during…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DMV_abraham-lincoln_Beloit-WI.html
In this building Abraham Lincoln addressed the citizens of BeloitOctober 1, 1859This tablet is placed by the Beloit Chapter D.A.R. MCMXI
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXDK_beckman-mill_Beloit-WI.html
Built in 1868, this mill was purchased in 1882 by August Beckmann and was operational until 1954. In 1990 area volunteers began its restoration. The mill operates on its original equipment by water power and is listed on the National Register of H…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVO2_how-beckman-mill_Beloit-WI.html
Constructed in 1868 by William How, the How-Beckman grist mill stands along Raccoon Creek where a distillery and sawmill were once located. In 1882 the Beckman family purchased the property. German-born August Beckman operated the turbine-powered …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSEU_wisconsins-first-aviator_Beloit-WI.html
The nation's first commercially built "aeroplane" was assembled and flown here November 4, 1909, by Arthur P. Warner, Wisconsin's first pilot. Self-taught, Warner was the 11th American to pilot a powered aircraft and first in the U.S. to buy an ai…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR2B_rasey-house_Beloit-WI.html
Cobblestone House built in 1850Home to first President of BeloitCollege 1850-1851Now the Chapter House ofBeloit ChapterNational Society, Daughters of theAmerican Revolution
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOB1_home-of-governor-harvey_Beloit-WI.html
Louis Powell Harvey lived here 1851-1859. He was a leader in business, education, journalism, and politics. Soon after his inauguration, Gov. Harvey led a relief expedition to Wisconsin troops who had just fought their first major battle and suffe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNR1_black-hawk-at-turtle-village-the-u-s-military-at-turtle-village_Beloit-WI.html
Black Hawk at Turtle Village Turtle Village, a large and important Ho-Chuck (Winnebago) Indian village, once stood on the east side of the Rock River near its confluence with Turtle Creek. During the Black Hawk War of 1832, the Ho-Chunk sheltered …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF2O_the-medal-of-honor_Beloit-WI.html
The Medal of Honor is the highest decoration for bravery awarded to members of the armed forces of the United States. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, only for a deed of supreme valor and self-sacrifice distinguished by "g…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF1O_black-hawk-war_Beloit-WI.html
In the spring of 1831, the Sauk Indians led by Chief Keokuk left their ancestral home near the mouth of the Rock River and moved across the Mississippi, to fulfill the terms of a treaty signed in 1804.
On April 6, 1832, a dissatisfied faction …