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Back to EpisodesOntonagon's Founding & Willcox's Medal of Honor | Jan 13
Episode 1746
Published 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Description
On this day in 1854, Jim Paul registered the plot of land that would become Ontonagon, though he failed to secure the title. In 1862, Gov. Austin Blair approved a resolution to assist in the exchange of prisoners of war, focusing on Colonel Orlando B. Willcox, who was later promoted and awarded the Medal of Honor.