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increase allen lapham first scholar of wisconsin by milo m qxjaife the most characteristic and comprehensive theme in all american history is that of the westward movement from the time of the first feeble landings at quebec at plymouth and at jamestown the history of our country has been characterized by a steady westward surge of the population reaching out eagerly for new lands to conquer and in the process carrying the banner of civilization ever westward and establishing successive new communities and states the present generation of students of american history has not been unmindful of the importance and interest which attaches to this westward movement and has not failed to accord it in the main all due recognition with the doings and deserts of our pioneer farm canal railroad and city builders our hewers of wood and drawers of water in a word historians have long made us familiar unfortunately however too little attention has been given and too little recognition accorded the equally important service of those among our western pioneers who laid the foundations of our spiritual and intellectual civilization that man may not live by bread alone was stated long ago on excellent authority the hew ing down of the forests and breaking of the prairies the building of houses highways and cities were all essential steps in the process of transforming the wilderness into an abode of enlightened civilization equally essential was the establishment of institutions of learning and religion and the development of a taste for literature and art the blossom ing of these finer fruits of civilization inevitably tended to sweeten and refine the society of the pioneers which other
Object Description
| Title | The Wisconsin magazine of history: Volume 1, number 1, September 1917 |
| Article Title | The Wisconsin magazine of history: Volume 1, number 1, September 1917 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Series | Wisconsin Magazine of History ; v. 1, no. 1 |
| Format-Digital | xml |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2006 |
| ISSN | 1943-7366 |
| Identifier-Digital | vol01no010000 |
| Description | The inaugural issue of the Wisconsin Magazine of History covers many firsts and oldests in the state, including first scholar Increase Lapham, the first capitol, oldest church, and the first poets. A forest fire in northern Wisconsin, how bankers financed the Civil War, and the diary of UW student and Civil War soldier Harvey Reid round out the issue. |
| Volume | 001 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year | 1917-1918 |
Description
| Title | 3 |
| Page Number | 3 |
| Article Title | Increase Allen Lapham, first scholar of Wisconsin |
| Author | Quaife, Milo Milton, 1880-1959 |
| Page type | Article home |
| Format-Digital | jpeg |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2006 |
| ISSN | 1943-7366 |
| Identifier-Digital | vol01no010007 |
| Description | Increase Allen Lapham, First Scholar of Wisconsin: Increase Lapham came to Milwaukee in 1836. A self-educated engineer and scientist, he wrote the first book published in Wisconsin, made the first accurate map of the state, investigated Wisconsin's effigy mounds, native trees and grasses, and geology, and helped to found many schools and cultural institutions. In this article, Milo Quaife recounts Lapham's life and many accomplishments in service to the people of Wisconsin. (13 pages) |
| Volume | 001 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year | 1917-1918 |
| State/Province | Ohio; Wisconsin |
| County | Milwaukee County |
| Community | Milwaukee; |
| Decade | 1820-1829; 1830-1839; 1840-1849; 1870-1879; |
| Personal Name | Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875; |
| Organization Name | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Subject | Frontier & pioneer life; Pioneers; Scientists |
| Full Text | increase allen lapham first scholar of wisconsin by milo m qxjaife the most characteristic and comprehensive theme in all american history is that of the westward movement from the time of the first feeble landings at quebec at plymouth and at jamestown the history of our country has been characterized by a steady westward surge of the population reaching out eagerly for new lands to conquer and in the process carrying the banner of civilization ever westward and establishing successive new communities and states the present generation of students of american history has not been unmindful of the importance and interest which attaches to this westward movement and has not failed to accord it in the main all due recognition with the doings and deserts of our pioneer farm canal railroad and city builders our hewers of wood and drawers of water in a word historians have long made us familiar unfortunately however too little attention has been given and too little recognition accorded the equally important service of those among our western pioneers who laid the foundations of our spiritual and intellectual civilization that man may not live by bread alone was stated long ago on excellent authority the hew ing down of the forests and breaking of the prairies the building of houses highways and cities were all essential steps in the process of transforming the wilderness into an abode of enlightened civilization equally essential was the establishment of institutions of learning and religion and the development of a taste for literature and art the blossom ing of these finer fruits of civilization inevitably tended to sweeten and refine the society of the pioneers which other |