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Read more about the article OBJECT HISTORY: John Roundtree’s Sword
John Rountree's Sword / Military History / New Object Histories / Object Histories / Grant County / 1787-1848 / Platteville / Politics & Government / Region 6 - South West

OBJECT HISTORY: John Roundtree’s Sword

John Rountree’s officer’s sword is thirty and three-quarters inches long from tip to pommel with a 26-inch blade of curved steel. When you hold it, it is eerie to know that this sword might have been used in actual battle by John…

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July 20, 2025
Read more about the article John H. Rountree and the Founding of Platteville
John Rountree's Sword / Grant County / 1787-1848 / Platteville / Mining Industry / 1848-1877 / Politics & Government / Region 6 - South West

John H. Rountree and the Founding of Platteville

By many measures, John H. Rountree fit the archetype of a successful 19th century American pioneer. Born in 1805 in Kentucky, he made his fortune staking a claim near the Platte River in the then lucrative lead mining region of southwestern Wisconsin,…

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July 20, 2025
Read more about the article Women in Shipbuilding during World War II
Mercedes Herman's Welding Uniform / Military History / Industry / Maritime Industry / Door County / Related Stories / Sturgeon Bay / 1918-1945 / Region 5 - Center East

Women in Shipbuilding during World War II

Most people recognize the patriotic World War II campaign of “Rosie the Riveter,” which aimed to recruit female workers to patch the gaps in industrial labor left by male military enlistment. Shipyards, specifically, hired women into the war effort at an exponential…

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June 10, 2025
Read more about the article OBJECT HISTORY: Mercedes Herman’s Welding Uniform
Mercedes Herman's Welding Uniform / Military History / New Object Histories / Maritime Industry / Object Histories / Industry / Door County / Clothing, Apparel & Fashion / Sturgeon Bay / Manufacturing & Trade / 1918-1945 / Region 5 - Center East

OBJECT HISTORY: Mercedes Herman’s Welding Uniform

At only sixteen years old, Mercedes Herman stepped forward as one of the first Wisconsin women to join the local manufacturing workforce in Door County during the second World War, operating as a shipyard welder at Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding and Drydock Company.…

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June 10, 2025

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