Central Wisconsin Part 9
Thorp
Population: 1621
Thorp is a city in Clark County.
Trivia:
Filet of Soul, 60's rock band started here.
Tomahawk
Population: 3346
Tomahawk is a city in Lincoln County.
Trivia:
Tomahawk traditionally traces its founding to the establishment of the construction camps for a dam and the railroad in 1886. The company leading the effort was the Tomahawk Land and Boom Company, headed by William H. Bradley, who is thus considered to be the principal founder of Tomahawk. The Tomahawk Land and Boom Company was owned 51 percent by the Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul railroad, and 49 percent by the Land, Log and Lumber Company. The dam was a large capital investment for the era, and was one of the largest in the world when it was completed. The
town site was platted in 1887, with lots sold in Milwaukee that summer. The agent for the sale was Henry Payne. The city was incorporated in 1891. In the 10 years after the first construction camps were built, Tomahawk grew rapidly, boasting many stores, a three-story hotel, many saw mills, a paper mill, and service via three railroads.
Unity
Population: 343
Unity is a village in Clark and Marathon counties.
Warrens
Population: 363
Warrens is a village in Monroe County.
Trivia:
Warrens is the hub of a cranberry-growing region. The population of the small village of Warrens swells to over 100,000 each September when it hosts the annual Warrens Cranberry Festival. One of the largest such festivals in the country, Cranfest is held annually during the last full weekend of September. The festival includes over 100 farmers' market booths, 350 antique and flea market vendors, 800 arts and craft vendors, and Wisconsin's largest marching band parade.
Waupaca
Population: 6069
Waupaca is a city in and the county seat of Waupaca County.
Trivia:
“Waupaca” is an Menominee word which means Place of Tomorrow Seen Clearly. For more than 10,000 years, the Menominee occupied about 10 million acres, including Waupaca and the Chain O’Lakes area. The Menominee in the Waupaca area moved between large villages on Taylor and Otter Lakes and camps along the falls on the Waupaca River.
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