The battle of Cameron Dam
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- 1976
- Description
The "Battle of Cameron Dam" in 1910 ended when frontiersman John F. Deitz (or Dietz) surrendering to a force of 60 Sheriff's deputies in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, after a one week standoff. For six years, Deitz had maintained a log dam on the Thornapple River and claimed it as his own. By the time the standoff ended, Deitz was popularly known as either a dangerous outlaw or a national hero. Also titled : JOHN F. DIETZ Defender of Cameron Dam on Thornapple River.
- Creator
Rosholt, Malcolm
- Partner
- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- McMillan Memorial Library
- Collection
- Rosholt Collection
- Publisher
- Rosholt House
- Subjects
- Lumber industry
Dams
Crimes
Law enforcement
Deitz, John F., 1861-1924
Wisconsin -- History
Sawyer County (Wis.) -- History - Location
- Sawyer County, Wisconsin
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- text
- Format
- Books
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- Rosholt, Malcolm. The battle of Cameron Dam. 1976. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/mcml/id/7192. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
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- Rosholt, Malcolm, (1976) The battle of Cameron Dam. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/mcml/id/7192
- MLA citation style
- Rosholt, Malcolm. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/mcml/id/7192>.