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1. Brief mention of construction beginning of the Riley hoist on Rest Lake. The hoist was used to load logs from the lake onto a rail car, 4/6/1906 - The clipping is a weekly newspaper article about the happenings in and residents of Manitowish.

   1906

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. Diagram of a hoist used in the logging industry. 1890's - Diagram of a hoist used in logging. Image is from "The Wisconsin logging book, 1838-1839 which is an illustrated history and lumbering in Wisconsin. https://content.mpl.org/digital/collection/mcml/id/3757/ Creator: Malcolm Rosholt Publisher: Rosholt House 1980 Submitter: McMillan Memorial Library OCLC number: 06829658

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3. General history of Manitowish Waters published in the Vilas County News Review Centennial Edition 2/19/1986. 1890-1937 - 1911-1930s: Logging and local sawmills 1890s-1911: First area resorts 1927: Established Town of Spider Lake 1920s-1930s: Town Hall, School, Cemetery, Fish Hatchery 1934: Dillinger gang at Little Bohemia 1937: Became Town of Manitowish Waters

   2/19/1986

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4. Harrigan's Branch rail spur to Little Star Lake log landing 1905 - 1905 Vilas County plat map showing GB & NW Railroad's Harrigan's Branch spur to Little Star Lake where logs were loaded onto rail cars. Source: Wisconsin Historical Society URL: http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/maps/id/1857/rec/13 Image ID: WHI 98378 OR: www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records and enter IM98378 in Search Box

   1905

   Record Type: Archive

   
5. Image of a hoisting machine used in the logging industry. 1908 - Hoisting machine used in logging. Image is from "The Wisconsin logging book, 1838-1839 which is an illustrated history and lumbering in Wisconsin. https://content.mpl.org/digital/collection/mcml/id/3757/ Creator: Malcolm Rosholt Publisher: Rosholt House 1980 Submitter: McMillan Memorial Library OCLC number: 06829658

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. Pictures of logging in the Northwoods. ca 1930s -early 1940s - Phase II railroad logging and later local small scale logging with trucks.

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7. Rest Lake Dam: From the Beginning by Jim Bokern 1878-2023 - History of the dam detailing construction, purpose and ownership.

   2024

   Record Type: Archive