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Related Web Sites:
Milwaukee County History, 1850-1940
Milwaukee Vintage Postcards
The Infrastructure that Supports Us
Read More About It
"The Making of Milwaukee" by John Gurda
"Milwaukee: a Chronological and Documentary History, 1673-1977" by George Lankevich
"The History of Electricity" by Robert Snedden
"Electrifying America: Social Meanings of a New Technology, 1880-1940" by David E. Nye
Networks of Power: Electrification in Western Society, 1880-1930" by Thomas P. Hughes
Vocabulary:
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Interesting Fact:
The Newhall House burned down in 1883. See the January 10 entry.
Study Questions:
Before electricity, did communities have street lights?
When did your community first get electricity?
How do communities generate electricity?
Search these newspaper databases for additional stories about electric service in early Wisconsin:
Newspapers on BadgerLink
Wisconsin Historical Society
U.S. historical events that occurred on April 5:
1614: Indian princess Pocahontas marries colonist John Rolfe.
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