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In this presentation, Carl Reinemann traces the true story of a 1915 Dodge County land deal that unravels into a documented, multi-state fraud: two con men operating under false identities, a Chicago fortune entangled with the very man selling Wisconsin marshland, a federal antitrust indictment, and a Wisconsin Supreme Court case still cited in law today. Drawing on years of research through period newspapers, court records, and genealogical archives, the presentation traces the marsh's own history back through nearly a century of drainage schemes, foreclosures, and legislative maneuvering — a local story that turns out to be far larger, and far stranger, than it first appears.

About the Speaker

Carl Reinemann is a public historian, writer, and technologist whose work centers on Horicon, Wisconsin, and the Horicon Marsh, alongside a long-running interest in radio, satellites, and weather imagery. He researches and interprets local history through archival newspapers, photographs, government records, fieldwork, and public storytelling on social media and on his site oneshotathistory.com.

He studied environmental science at Wright State University, graduated from the Ohio Peace Officer Academy, and later pursued additional coursework in archaeology, environmental education, and parks and recreation management. He spent 25 years in law enforcement, from park ranger to Chief Ranger.