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jun 20, 1841 - Fort Atkinson Built

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Fort Atkinson was built to house the army, whose function was to keep the Winnebago from returning to Wisconsin, and also to protect them from attacks by Sioux and Sauk. It is often referred to as the only fort ever built by the United States government to protect one tribe of Indians from another.

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jun 20, 1841
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~ 184 years ago