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Map of the Arrowhead Region. The Arrowhead Region is located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota, so called because of its pointed shape.The predominantly rural region encompasses 10,635.26 square miles (27,545.2 km 2) of land area and includes Carlton, Cook, Lake and Saint Louis counties.
The action was a part of an elaborate pageant organized by the Wisconsin Department of the American Legion. The "Communists" dragged Mayor Ralph E. Kronenwetter and Police Chief Carl Gewiss out of their beds. Mayor Kronenwetter surrendered at 10:15 AM in the town's new "Red Square" with a pistol to his back. The police chief was reported to ...
The official publication, originally known as The American Legion Weekly, launched on July 4, 1919. [122] In 1926, the Legion Weekly reduced the frequency of publication and was renamed The American Legion Monthly. [123] In 1936, the publication's name and volume numbering system changed again, this time to The American Legion. [124]
The Forty and Eight was founded in March, 1920, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when World War I veteran Joseph Breen and 15 other members of The American Legion came together and organized it as an honor society for the Legion. They envisioned a new and different level of elite membership and camaraderie for leaders of the Legion.
The Native American tribes that once lived here, and later the European traders and settlers, took advantage of the lowlands between the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers as a natural "portage". This is reflected in indigenous names for the town, such as the Menominee name Kahkāmohnakaneh , which means "at the short cut". [ 7 ]
Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest is a Wisconsin state forest of more than 225,000 acres (910 km 2) across Vilas, Oneida, and Iron counties in north-central Wisconsin. The state forest includes numerous lakes, rivers, and streams. The most prominent rivers are the Wisconsin, Flambeau, and Manitowish.
413 Wisconsin Ave. Waukesha: Victorian Eclectic-styled church built by German-speaking Reformed congregation in 1891. Burned in 2005. 49: First Methodist Church: First Methodist Church: December 1, 1983 : 121 Wisconsin Ave.
Boys Nation is an annual forum concerning civic training, government, leadership, and Americanism that is run by the American Legion. [2] One hundred Boys Nation Senators are chosen from a pool of over 20,000 Boys State participants, making it one of the most selective educational programs in the United States.