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Calling all Photographers! National Historic Landmarks Annual Photo Competition

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

The National Historic Landmarks program has announced its annual photo competition! The subject of the photograph must be a National Historic Landmark. The Milwaukee VA National Soldiers Home Historic District received this honor in 2011, making it a perfect landmark … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin Historical Society features District in Spring Newsletter

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

Click here to view the entire March/April edition of the Wisconsin Historical Society’s Newsletter.    

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Journal Sentinel: Soldiers Home Named National Landmark

Posted on July 1, 2011 by

Milwaukee’s National Soldiers Home, once a lifeline for veterans returning from war and today a gracious park-like area with both functional and dilapidated buildings, was named a national historic landmark Thursday. “This is basically the highest level of recognition that … Continue reading →

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U.S. Rep. Moore, U.S. Sen. Kohl: Laud Milwaukee Soldiers’ Home historic landmark designation

Posted on July 1, 2011 by

Milwaukee, Wis. — Today, U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee) and Senator Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) lauded Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s designation of the National Soldiers Home Historic District as a National Historic Landmark. There are currently about 2,500 sites nationwide with … Continue reading →

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District Designated a National Historic Landmark

Posted on July 1, 2011 by

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the designation of 14 new national historic landmarks in 11 states and the District of Columbia that have played an integral role in the development of the country. “Each of these landmarks … Continue reading →

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