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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?
U.S. historical events that occurred on April 5:
1614: Indian princess Pocahontas marries colonist John Rolfe.
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