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Doctor Kate Pelham Newcomb Museum, Woodruff, WI
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Doctor Kate Pelham Newcomb Museum

Small Woodruff museum preserving the story of physician Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb and the 1953 Million Penny Parade.

923 2nd Ave, Woodruff, WI 54568 · Woodruff, WI

About Doctor Kate Pelham Newcomb Museum

The Dr. Kate Museum and Historical Society keeps alive the work of Dr. Kate Newcomb, a physician who served Northern Wisconsin communities with little medical help. Exhibits cover the Million Penny Parade of 1953, the teacher Otto Burich, the AV-W schools, and the history of Woodruff. The museum opened in 1988 for the town's 100th birthday and stands on the site of Dr. Kate's former office.

  • #history
  • #medicine
  • #local history
  • #Wisconsin Northwoods
  • #donation-supported

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