Apple Picking Time Is Here
KEWAUNEE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The season is underway for picking apples in Northeast Wisconsin. Dozens of ...
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New bridge in Kings County named for Black 'pipe-smoking icon'
New bridge in Kings County named for Black 'pipe-smoking icon' The provincial government renamed the Grant Brook Bridge No. 1, on Route 124, after Charlotte Watson, the last surviving member of a Black community in Springfield Parish. Social Sharing Historian says Charlotte Watson is worth remembering, but her father’s killing was a miscarriage of justice Posted: Feb 27, 2021 8:00 AM AT | Last Updated: February 27 Charlotte Watson is pictured, left, in a photo taken around 1900, with Margaret Jane Menzie on Menzie Road in Kings County.(Submitted by Barb Pearce)
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Replaced Bridge Named After Charlotte Watson
Charlotte Watson. (Image: Barb Pearce) A recently replaced bridge in Kings County has been renamed to commemorate the life of a well-known Black New Brunswicker. Grant Brook Bridge #1 on Route 124 in Springfield Parish is now known as the Charlotte Watson Bridge. Tourism, Heritage and Culture Minister Tammy Scott-Wallace said it warms her heart to see Watson recognized this way. “I grew up in that area hearing stories of Charlotte and people still share those memories today,” Scott-Wallace said in a news release. “Her name will continue to remind us of the meaningful contribution the Bl...
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