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Troop Encampment WI401 Print E-mail
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According to local tradition, on the night of July 29, 1832, during the Black Hawk War, General Atkinson's troops camped at this location. The next day, the troops proceeded up the West Branch of the Pine River, only to abandon their supply wagon in this rough terrain.
Erected 1998
Pier County Park, Hwy. 80, 8 miles N. of Richland Center, Village of Rockbridge Richland County Wisconsin
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