South Central Wisconsin Part 17
From the City Journal "On Wisconsin!"
Wilton
Population: 504 Wilton is a village in Monroe County. Wisconsin Dells
Population: 2841 Wisconsin Dells is a city in Wisconsin, straddling four counties: Adams, Columbia, Juneau, and Sauk.
Trivia: The city of Wisconsin Dells was founded in 1856 by the Wisconsin Hydraulic Company, a dam-building and real estate investment business. The town was originally named Kilbourn City for Byron Kilbourn, the president of the La Crosse & Milwaukee Railroad Company, which was then preparing to build a railroad across the Wisconsin River to connect Milwaukee and La Crosse, Wisconsin. The railroad's route caused great local controversy. Boosters and speculators had anticipated the river crossing two miles downriver, where they had established the town of Newport, Wisconsin and attracted around 1,500 residents by 1855. When the railroad instead completed a slightly more northern route in 1857, Newport rapidly turned into a ghost town as its residents relocated to the site of the railroad bridge, bringing many buildings and even a church from the earlier town to reassemble in Kilbourn City. Wonewoc
Population: 816 Wonewoc is a village along the Baraboo River in Juneau County. Trivia: The name “Wonewoc” is of Indigenous American origin, probably meaning "howling hills". However, at the time of colonization, the site and subsequent town were known to the native Hoocak (Winnebago) people as Woni´wak, which derives ultimately from an infinitive meaning, "to be wicked, bad." Wyocena
Population: 768 Wyocena is a village in Columbia County. Trivia: A tornado struck the village on April 25, 2008 destroying several homes. Don't forget to comment, like, and follow On Wisconsin! if you haven't already!
Population: 504 Wilton is a village in Monroe County. Wisconsin Dells
Population: 2841 Wisconsin Dells is a city in Wisconsin, straddling four counties: Adams, Columbia, Juneau, and Sauk.
Trivia: The city of Wisconsin Dells was founded in 1856 by the Wisconsin Hydraulic Company, a dam-building and real estate investment business. The town was originally named Kilbourn City for Byron Kilbourn, the president of the La Crosse & Milwaukee Railroad Company, which was then preparing to build a railroad across the Wisconsin River to connect Milwaukee and La Crosse, Wisconsin. The railroad's route caused great local controversy. Boosters and speculators had anticipated the river crossing two miles downriver, where they had established the town of Newport, Wisconsin and attracted around 1,500 residents by 1855. When the railroad instead completed a slightly more northern route in 1857, Newport rapidly turned into a ghost town as its residents relocated to the site of the railroad bridge, bringing many buildings and even a church from the earlier town to reassemble in Kilbourn City. Wonewoc
Population: 816 Wonewoc is a village along the Baraboo River in Juneau County. Trivia: The name “Wonewoc” is of Indigenous American origin, probably meaning "howling hills". However, at the time of colonization, the site and subsequent town were known to the native Hoocak (Winnebago) people as Woni´wak, which derives ultimately from an infinitive meaning, "to be wicked, bad." Wyocena
Population: 768 Wyocena is a village in Columbia County. Trivia: A tornado struck the village on April 25, 2008 destroying several homes. Don't forget to comment, like, and follow On Wisconsin! if you haven't already!
