Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Juneau County
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Stories of innovation, perseverance and heroism capture the spirit of Juneau County.
Shaped by its glacial geography, its earliest native residents and immigrant settlers, the story of Juneau County is filled with perseverance, innovation, leadership and heroism. Film, archival images and interviews with historians, local citizens and experts tell the unique stories of Juneau County’s distinct places, and the role its people have played in the development of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Hometown Stories is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin
Funding provided by Philip J. and Elizabeth B. Hendrickson, Phyllis I. Moore, the Kari L. Schmidt Family and Bank of Mauston, the Jean A. Traeder and Joan M. Randolph Families,...
Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Juneau County
Special | 56m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
Shaped by its glacial geography, its earliest native residents and immigrant settlers, the story of Juneau County is filled with perseverance, innovation, leadership and heroism. Film, archival images and interviews with historians, local citizens and experts tell the unique stories of Juneau County’s distinct places, and the role its people have played in the development of Wisconsin.
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Juneau County: Camp Douglas History
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Starting as a railroad lumber camp, Camp Douglas was built and rebuilt with pride. (7m 47s)
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Advances in growing the native cranberry created an iconic Wisconsin industry. (5m 46s)
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Native Americans, railroads, and glacial waters affected Juneau County's early history. (11m 48s)
Juneau County - I Hope To Do Something Brave
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Early Civil War volunteers fought with distinction as part of the Iron Brigade. (6m 45s)
Juneau County: Major Attraction
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Glacial waters left vast areas of poor land that became a major attraction for the county. (8m)
Juneau County: The Drainage Dream
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The failure of wetland farming led to the establishment of the Necedah Wildlife Refuge. (9m 29s)
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The county produced two governors: Mauston’s Orland Loomis, and Elroy’s Tommy Thompson. (11m 35s)
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Wisconsin Hometown Stories is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin
Funding provided by Philip J. and Elizabeth B. Hendrickson, Phyllis I. Moore, the Kari L. Schmidt Family and Bank of Mauston, the Jean A. Traeder and Joan M. Randolph Families,...