Wisconsin Hometown Stories

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Explore the story of two Wisconsin cities with a contentious beginning that grew to be collaborative communities of innovation and service. Film, archival images, and interviews with historians, local citizens and experts illustrate the two cities' rich stories and their role in shaping international manufacturing and retailing.

Aired: 07/31/17

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Papermaking becomes profitable in Neenah, and expands throughout the Fox River Valley.

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Competition between land speculators led to the founding of two separate settlements.

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Pioneer industries, powered by the Fox River, expand in both cities.

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Wartime research fuels Kimberly-Clark Corp.'s invention of two ground-breaking products.

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As industries faced tough competition, both cities found ways to reinvent themselves.

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Industrial wealth is channeled into solving the pressing problems of the day.

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Locally-owned industries make a wide variety of products, and provided thousands of jobs.

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