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Fiserv Forum/Bucks Auditorium Allen-Bradley The Allen-Bradley Clock Tower, owned by Allen-Bradley, a product brand of Rockwell Automation, has long been a landmark in Milwaukee. According to the Guinness Book of World Records: "The largest four-faced clock is that on the research and office addition of the Allen-Bradley Company. Each face has a diameter of 40 feet, 3-1/2 inches. Dedicated on October 31, 1962, it rises 280 feet from the streets of Milwaukee, and requires 34.6 kilowatts of electricity for lighting and power." It has since been surpassed by the 141-foot clock faces of the Abraj Al Bait. The original plan for the clock tower date as far back as 1959, when it appears on early drawings for the proposed addition. Created by architect Fitzhugh Scott, the plans included several towers in its design, only one of which would house a clock. This was scaled back, however a smaller tower on an existing building was kept and modified to display the outdoor temperature using a large digital display. The interest in creating the tower was Harry Bradley, younger of the firm's two founding brothers. An inventor, Bradley including in his tinkering several of the clocks which he owned. The Clock Tower's lighted faces have been used as a navigation aid for Lake Michigan mariners over the years, except during the 1973 oil crisis when the clock was unlit from November 1973 to June 1974. Lakefront Park Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson is an international motorcycle manufacturing company with production facilities, certified dealers, and a museum all within the city of Milwaukee. Located at 37th Street and Juneau Avenue, Harley-Davidson’s corporate headquarters is not too far from the site of the first Harley-Davidson shop. In 1901, William Harley and Arthur Davidson, coworkers at a bicycle factory, embarked on a journey to create a motorized bicycle. In order to market their product, the company became more involved in national competitions, allowing Harley-Davidson to become a household name among motorcycle enthusiasts. As demand increased for Harley motorcycles, the company moved to a new complex along Juneau Avenue, churning out more than 18,000 cycles a year. Almost half of Harley-Davidson motorcycles produced in the 1910s were sold and used by the United States military, since their mobility, durability, and affordability made them ideal transportation for the war-torn terrain in continental Europe. Gen. Billy Mitchell Field/International Airport Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport is a civil–military airport 5 nautical miles south of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2023–2027, in which it is categorized as a medium-hub primary commercial service facility. Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport covers 2,180 acres and has five asphalt and concrete runways. The airport is named in honor of United States Army General Billy Mitchell, who was raised in Milwaukee and is often regarded as the father of the United States Air Force. Along with being the primary airport for Milwaukee, Mitchell International is also used by travelers throughout Southern and Eastern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. Since March 1941, the airport's weather station has been used as the official point for Milwaukee weather observations and records by the National Weather Service, whose area office is located in Sullivan. Don't forget to comment, like, and follow On Wisconsin! if you haven't already!
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Milwaukee Population: 594548 Milwaukee is a city and the county seat of Milwaukee County. Trivia: Milwaukee is the 31st most populous city in the United States, the fifth-largest city in the Midwest, and the largest city in the state of Wisconsin. It is the central city of the Milwaukee metropolitan area, the 40th most populous metropolitan area in the United States. Its history was heavily influenced by German immigrants in the 19th century, and it continues to be a center for German-American culture,[specifically becoming well known for its brewing industry. In recent years, Milwaukee has undergone several development projects, some of which have added to the city's skyline. Major additions to the city since the turn of the 21st century include the Wisconsin Center, American Family Field, The Hop streetcar system, an expansion to the Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, the Bradley Symphony Center, and Discovery World, as well as major renovations to the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena. Fiserv Forum opened in late 2018, and hosts sporting events and concerts. Since 1968, Milwaukee has been home to Summerfest, a large music festival. Milwaukee is home to the Medical College of Wisconsin, UW-Milwaukee, Marquette University, MSOE, and several other colleges. The city is represented in two of the four major professional sports leagues − the Bucks of the NBA and the Brewers of MLB. Milwaukee is home to the Fortune 500 companies of Northwestern Mutual, WEC Energy Group, Rockwell Automation, and Harley-Davidson. Milwaukee County Zoo Mitchell Park Conservatory "The Domes" Usinger's Fred Usinger, Inc., better known as Usinger's, is a sausage-making company located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Old World Third Street within the Old World Third Street Historic District. Fred Usinger, an apprentice sausage maker from Wehen in Germany, emigrated to Milwaukee in the late 1870s. Usinger found work at a small butcher shop on Third Street owned by a Mrs. Julia Gaertner. After approximately a year, Usinger purchased Gartner's business and married her niece, Louise. The couple grew the business and, eventually, their sausage was being shipped nationally. Milwaukee County Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Opened in 1953, it was primarily a baseball park for Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Braves and later the Milwaukee Brewers. It was also used for Green Bay Packers football games, ice skating, religious services, concerts, and other large events. Its final season was in 2000, when it was replaced by the adjacent Miller Park. East Brady Street Historic District In the 1870s, the district emerged as an enclave of Polish working-class immigrants living in the surrounding neighborhood. Starting in the 1930s it also attracted many Italian immigrants and eventually became known as Little Italy. St. Hedwig's, built in 1886, is located at the center of the district. A longtime Italian grocery and Italian bakery are still mainstays of the neighborhood. Faison Bldg. 100 East Wisconsin, or The Faison Building is a skyscraper located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Erected in 1989 on the site of the old Pabst Building, its design is reflective of the German-American architecture that has been preserved in downtown Milwaukee Don't forget to comment, like, and follow On Wisconsin! if you haven't already!
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West Allis Population: 60411 West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County. Trivia: The name West Allis derives from Edward P. Allis, whose Edward P. Allis Company was a large Milwaukee-area manufacturing firm in the late 19th century. In 1901, the Allis company became Allis-Chalmers, and in 1902 built a large new manufacturing plant west of its existing plant. The locale in which the new plant was constructed was at the time called North Greenfield, and prior to the 1880s had been called Honey Creek. With the building of the western Allis plant, the area was incorporated as the Village of West Allis, and it became the City of West Allis in 1906. With the presence of Allis-Chalmers, the largest manufacturer in the area, West Allis became the largest suburb of Milwaukee in the early 20th century. After that, West Allis grew quickly. Between 1910 and 1930, its population grew fivefold. After 1965, the Allis-Chalmers company's fortunes had turned. By 1985, Allis-Chalmers' global workforce had shrunk to 13,000 from its peak of 31,000. Allis-Chalmers would then declare bankruptcy in 1987, closing their last Milwaukee office in 1999. Since then, West Allis has had some success attracting other employers, such as Quad Graphics. The Wisconsin State Fair Park, which includes the Milwaukee Mile and is the site of the annual Wisconsin State Fair, is located in West Allis. Jeffrey Dahmer (1960–1994), serial killer Liberace (1919–1987), entertainer and pianist West Bend Population: 31078 West Bend is a city in and the county seat of Washington County. Trivia: Downtown West Bend has a movie theater which originally opened in 1929. The theater was last renovated in 1992 to house a total of three movie screens. The theater was closed and listed for sale in January 2012, with a purchase occurring in May 2012. The movie theatre has since re-opened and hosts many plays and movies. It is now being advertised as "The Bend" Whitewater Population: 14722 Whitewater is a city located in Walworth and Jefferson counties. Trivia: Annual events in Whitewater include "Freeze Fest" in January, the Bridal Fair, Farm Toy Show in February, Maxwell Street Day and the 4th of July Celebration in July. The Minneiska Water Ski Shows perform in the summer on Whitewater Lake. Departing from the Highway 12 crossing of the Ice Age Trail, group biking tours depart several times a week from the area. September through April, Young Auditorium at the university hosts entertainment. Don't forget to comment, like, and follow On Wisconsin! if you haven't already!
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Watertown Population: 23861 Watertown is a city in Dodge and Jefferson counties. Trivia: There was an influx of German immigrants in the late 19th century. The city is the home of the first kindergarten in the United States, started in 1856 by Margarethe Schurz, wife of statesman Carl Schurz; the building that housed this kindergarten is now located on the grounds of the Octagon House Museum in Watertown. Waukesha Population: 72412 Waukesha is the county seat of Waukesha County. Trivia: Matthew Laflin, an early pioneer of Chicago, Illinois, provided the capital and enterprise that laid the foundation for Waukesha as a famous Wisconsin watering resort and was the proprietor of the grand resort, the Fountain Spring House. Waukesha was once known for its extremely clean and good-tasting spring water and was called a "spa town." This earned the city the nicknames "Spring City" and "Saratoga of the West." During the Cold War, Waukesha County was the site of three Nike Missile batteries, located in the city of Waukesha and nearby Muskego and Lannon. In the city of Waukesha, the U.S. Army and later the Wisconsin National Guard operated the command and control center from 1956 to 1970 at what is now Hillcrest Park, on Davidson Road. The missile pits existed near the corner of Cleveland Avenue and Hwy 164—first holding Ajax missiles with conventional warheads and later the nuclear equipped Hercules warhead. The Hercules provided a similar nuclear capability as that of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki in World War II. The Midwest Chapter of the Cold War Museum has promoted the preservation of the Hillcrest Park site as a local Cold War museum, honoring Cold War veterans and commemorating America's longest and costliest conflict. Les Paul, musician and inventor Waupon Population: 7864 Waupon is a city in Dodge and Fond du Lac counties. Trivia: In 1945 Waupon, was selected for the site of a German POW camp. Despite public opposition, the camp was constructed next to the canning factory, south of Doty Street. The prisoners were brought to Wisconsin to relieve deficits of manpower in the area factories and farms. There were about 200 POWs at the Waupon camp who were assigned to work either for Canned Foods Inc. in Waupon or Stokely Foods in Brandon, Wisconsin. About a quarter of the town's population is incarcerated at the Dodge Correctional Institution, John C. Burke Correctional Center, and Waupon Correctional Institution. These more than 3,000 people from around the state may not vote but make up a majority in two districts. This prison gerrymandering gives outsized electoral power to other residents in the districts relative to others. Wauwatosa Population: 46396 Wauwatosa is a city in Milwaukee County. Trivia: The Town of Wau-wau-too-sa was created by act of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature on April 30, 1840. As of the 1840 census, the population of the Town of Wau-wau-too-sa or Wauwatosa was 342. The town government was organized in 1842. The town's borders originally extended from the present-day Greenfield Avenue in the south to Hampton Avenue in the north, and from 27th Street in the east to the Waukesha County line in the west, encompassing sections of present-day Milwaukee, West Milwaukee and West Allis, plus the southern part of former North Milwaukee, which was wholly annexed into the city of Milwaukee in 1927. Most of the town was farmland through the remainder of the 19th century. Spencer Tracy Don't forget to comment, like, and follow On Wisconsin! if you haven't already!
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Slinger Population: 5068 Slinger (formerly Schleisingerville) is a village in Washington County. Trivia: Slinger is known as the "village of seven hills" as it rests in the heart of the Kettle Moraine. Sturtevant Population: 6970 Sturtevant is a village in Racine County. Trivia: The 300-bed Wisconsin Department of Corrections Sturtevant Transitional Facility (STF), designed to provide offender reintegration to the community and accountability for offenders, provides Alternatives to Revocation (ATR), Work Release, and Community Service programs, and acts as a holding facility, similar to a county jail. STF has two security levels, minimum and maximum, with a 150-bed capacity each. Union Grove Population: 4322 Union Grove is a village in Racine County. Trivia: Governor Henry Dodge named the area that became Union Grove, combining the word “Union” with “Grove” because of the gorgeous grove of burr oak trees on the west side of the land. Waldo Population: 8590 Waldo is a village along the Onion River in Sheboygan County. Trivia: The Onion River Dam, a Saw Mill and a Grist Mill had been built at this location on the Onion River in 1856. The Waldo Mill Pond has a normal surface area of 40 acres (160,000 m2), currently used only for recreational purposes. The Onion River Dam is a gravity dam, of earthen construction, rock fill, originally completed in 1856. Its height is 15 feet (4.6 m) with a length of 300 feet (91 m). Maximum discharge is 1,165 cubic feet per second (33.0 m3/s). Its capacity is 200 acres (0.81 km2) feet. Normal storage is 100 acres (0.40 km2) feet. It drains an area of 22 square miles (57 km2). The dam and the related mill pond property are now owned by the village of Waldo. Walworth Population: 2816 Walworth is a village in Walworth County. Trivia: Walworth is home to Kikkoman's first American factory, which opened in 1972. Kikkoman is the first Japanese company to open a factory within the United States. Don't forget to comment, like, and follow On Wisconsin! if you haven't already!
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Random Lake Population: 1646 Random Lake is a village in Sheboygan County. Trivia: It is part of the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. Ripon Population: 7233 Ripon is a city in Fond du Lac County. Trivia: The February 1854 meeting was the first political meeting of the group that would become the Republican Party. The modern Ripon Society, a Republican think tank, takes its name from Ripon, Wisconsin. Saukville Population: 4451 Saukville is a village in Ozaukee County. Trivia: In 1945, sixty German prisoners of war from Camp Fredonia in Little Kohler, Wisconsin were contracted to work at Canned Goods, Inc. in the village to make up for the loss of labor due to local men fighting in World War II. Sheboygan Population: 49288 Sheboygan is a city in and the county seat of Sheboygan County. Trivia: Sheboygan is a notable surfing destination, and has been called "The Malibu of the Midwest.” Sheboygan is considered to be one of the best places to surf in the Great Lakes region" Sheboygan Port - Sheboygan Falls Population: 7775 Sheboygan Falls is a city in Sheboygan County. Trivia: Bemis Manufacturing Company is the world's largest toilet seat manufacturer and a leading manufacturer of engineered plastics. Its headquarters is in Sheboygan Falls and it is the county's second largest employer. Don't forget to comment, like, and follow On Wisconsin! if you haven't already!
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Pewaukee Population: 13195 Pewaukee is a city in Waukesha County. Trivia: The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) constructed a railroad line through Pewaukee in 1855, followed by the Wisconsin Central Railroad in 1885. These railroads ran through the neighborhood of Duplainville, Wisconsin. Today, these lines are operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian National Railway respectively. Pleasant Prairie Population: 20832 Pleasant Prairie is a village in Waukesha County. Trivia: In the early 20th century, Pleasant Prairie was the site of a 190-acre DuPont blasting powder plant. The plant, made up of 40 buildings, had an ongoing record of accidents. In 1909, residents of Kenosha County brought suit against the company on the grounds that the plant was a public menace. The suit was won by the company. On March 9, 1911, most of the town was destroyed by the explosion of five magazines holding 300 tons of dynamite, 105,000 kegs of black blasting powder, and five nearby railcars holding more dynamite housed at the plant. The explosions rendered most houses within five miles of the blast center uninhabitable. Several hundred people were injured, and three plant employees, E. S. "Old Man" Thompson, Clarence Brady and Joseph Flynt, along with Alice Finch, who dropped dead of fright, were killed. The low death toll was attributed to the plant being closed at the time of the explosion. A crater 100 feet deep was blasted under the former dynamite house. Damage estimates were put at $1,500,000, equivalent to $37,000,000 in 2015. Almost equal damage was done in Bristol, four miles west of Pleasant Prairie. The force of the explosion was felt more than 130 miles in every direction and was heard as far away as Ohio and Iowa. Many in the Midwest at first believed it was an earthquake. Residents in nearby Lake County, Illinois saw the fireball and remembering the Peshtigo fire fled their houses, jumping into Lake Michigan. Police in Chicago scoured the streets, looking for the site of a bombing. Windows were shattered as far away as Madison, Wisconsin, a distance of some 85 miles. Concerns about looting and vandalism by curiosity seekers prompted Kenosha County Sheriff Andrew Stahl to impress a hundred deputies and clear the village. Plymouth Population: 8590 Plymouth is a city in Sheboygan County. Trivia: Made of fiberglass and standing 20 feet (6.1 m) tall, the statue of Antoinette the cow is a local landmark that honors the area's legacy of dairy production. She was erected in 1977, on the spot where the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange was located in the late 19th century, as part of the city's Centennial celebration. She's named after Jack Anton, who led the effort to put up the statue for the celebration. Port Washington Population: 11761 Port Washington is the county seat of Ozaukee County. Trivia: Each year on January 1, the city is the site of a polar bear plunge in which over 100 people jump into Lake Michigan. Racine Population: 77081 Racine is a city in and the county seat of Racine County. Trivia: Frank Lloyd Wright designed and built the Johnson Wax Headquarters building in Racine. The building was and still is considered a marvel of design innovation, despite its many practical annoyances such as rainwater leaks. Wright urged then-president Hib Johnson to build the structure outside of Racine, a city that Wright, a Wisconsin native, thought of as "backwater." Johnson refused to have the Johnson Wax Headquarters sited anywhere other than Racine. Don't forget to comment, like, and follow On Wisconsin! if you haven't already!
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Muskego Population: 24135 Muskego is a city in Waukesha County. Trivia: Charles Rose, operator of Wisconsin State Fair Park purchased Muskego Beach Amusement Park from Mrs. William Boszhardt in 1944. After World War II, he reopened it. The park included rides, games of chance, and was a venue for musical bands. Charles Rose died in 1963 and five years later, Willard Masterson purchased the park. He renamed it "DandiLion Park" and added more amusement rides, including the Tailspin roller coaster. In 1974, an eleven-year-old boy fell from the Ferris wheel and died. New Holstein Population: 3236 New Holstein is a city in Calumet County. Trivia: New Holstein is named after the Schleswig-Holstein region in Germany from which many early settlers emigrated. In 1848, 70 people from Hamburg, Germany emigrated to the New Holstein area, forming the basis of what would become the present city. Many settlers were intellectuals who feared an impending war as a result of competing claims to the territory. Settlers originally named the community Altona after Altona, Hamburg, Germany. As the amount of mail received in Altona increased, the United States Post Office wanted Altona to be renamed because the community's name was too close to Altoona in western Wisconsin. Oak Creek Population: 36066 The city is located in Milwaukee County. Trivia: John Matuszak, National Football League player and actor, born and grew up in Oak Creek. Oconomowoc Population: 15712 Oconomowoc is a city in Waukesha County. Trivia: The Wizard of Oz premiered at the Strand Theatre in Oconomowoc on August 12, 1939. Oshkosh Population: 67004 Oshkosh is a city in and the county seat of Winnebago County. Trivia: On April 28, 1875, Oshkosh had a "Great Fire" that consumed homes and businesses along Main Street north of the Fox River. The fire engulfed 70 stores, 40 factories, and 500 homes, costing nearly $2.5 million (or $67.3 million in 2022 money) in damage. Don't forget to comment, like, and follow On Wisconsin! if you haven't already!
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Lake Geneva Population: 7894 Lake Geneva is a city in Walworth County. Trivia: In 1968, Hugh Hefner built his first Playboy resort in Lake Geneva. It closed in 1981 and was converted in 1982 to the Americana Resort, and in 1993 to the Grand Geneva Resort. Mayville Population: 5154 Mayville is a city in Dodge County. Trivia: Mayville was identified in an episode of the television series "Leave It to Beaver" as the town where the fictional Cleaver family live. Menomonee Population: 35626 The town was created in December 1839 in Milwaukee County. Trivia: The last remaining parts of the town were annexed by the village of Menomonee Falls in 1958. Mequon Population: 24144 Mequon is the largest city in Ozaukee County. Trivia: Henry Louis Aaron (February 5, 1934 – January 22, 2021) Mukwonago Population: 7355 Mukwonago is a village in Waukesha County. Trivia: The area was originally a Native American village and the tribal seat of the Bear Clan of the Potawatomi Indians. The name "Mukwonago" is derived from mequanego which translates to bear's den. The spelling "Mukwonago" was adopted in 1844 because of the similarity to nearby Mequon. Many of the streets and roads are named after the city's founders, such as Ira Blood, Major Jessie Meacham, Sewall Andrews, and Thomas Sugden. Don't forget to comment, like, and follow On Wisconsin! if you haven't already!
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Juneau Population: 2814 Juneau is a city in Dodge County Trivia: The city itself claims to be named for Paul Juneau, Solomon Juneau's part-Menominee son, a businessman and state legislator who made his home in the city and served as county register of deeds until his accidental shooting death outside the courthouse in Juneau in 1858. Kenosha Population: 99688 Kenosha is a city in and the seat of Kenosha County. Trivia: Snap-on Tools world headquarters and Jockey International corporate headquarters are in Kenosha. Kenosha has a number of light industrial and distribution companies in outlying business parks. Amazon, Rustoleum, Uline, Associated Wholesale Grocers, and others have warehouses and distribution centers located in Kenosha. In the aftermath of the August 2020 police shooting of Jacob Blake, protests, riots, and civil unrest occurred in Kenosha. Demonstrations were marked by daily peaceful protesting followed by confrontations with law enforcement and rioting, looting, vandalism, and arson at night. A state of emergency was declared on August 23, and the National Guard was activated the following day. On August 25, a controversial shooting occurred during the unrest, leading to a polarized response. Both then-President Donald Trump and then-Presidential candidate Joe Biden visited Kenosha. Protests continued daily through August 29 with approximately 2,000 members of the National Guard assisting the city in restoring order. Damages exceeding $50 million occurred with over 100 businesses affected. In November 2021, Kenosha once again became the subject of worldwide attention as the jury trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the defendant in the 2020 unrest shooting, commenced. As part of the city's emergency preparedness, over 500 members of the National Guard were activated ahead of the verdict.[44] Judge Bruce Schroeder dismissed Rittenhouse's unlawful possession charge and the curfew violation charge for being legally unsupported, and a unanimous jury found Rittenhouse not guilty of the remaining charges. Following the verdict on November 19, some protests occurred in Kenosha but remained peaceful. Kewaskum Population: 4004 Kewaskum is a village in Washington and Fond du Lac counties. Trivia: While the first settlers were primarily farmers, the village of Kewaskum traces its origins to J. H. Myer, who settled on a horseshoe bend in the Milwaukee River in 1852 and later built a sawmill and a gristmill. The settlement, which was originally known as "Myer's Mill" and later as "Kewaskum Center". Kiel Population: 3738 Kiel is a city in Calumet and Manitowoc counties. Trivia: Each year in February, Kiel holds its Ice Sculpting Contest on Fremont Street. Sponsored teams compete for prizes. Kiel has a significant amount of German heritage, and each June, the city holds "German Days" in City Park. Kohler Population: 2120 Kohler is a village in Sheboygan County. Trivia: As a company town, the Kohler Company, a leading plumbing and small engine company, is the village's largest employer. Kohler's hospitality division along with its residential real estate and retail arms make up the largest goods and services employer of the village. Don't forget to comment, like, and follow On Wisconsin! if you haven't already!
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Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians Population: ? Holy Hill Basilica and National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians is a Roman Catholic shrine in the north central United States, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Trivia: Tradition says that the hill was first discovered by Europeans 350 years ago in 1673 by Father Jacques Marquette with Louis Jolliet. However, modern historians view this tradition as untrue, though Jesuits were likely the first Catholic priests to set foot on the hill. The U.S. government owned the land until 1855, and the hill was known as "Government Hill" because surveying work was done there. Forty acres were purchased by Fr. Paulhuber of Salzburg, Austria. Horicon Population: 3655 Horicon is a city in Dodge County. Trivia: Horicon National Park Horicon is home of the John Deere Horicon Works, which produces lawn and garden tractors, golf and turf reel mowers, and utility vehicles. Daniel Van Brunt, the inventor of the grain-drill and founder of what became John Deere Horicon Works, also founded Horicon Bank in 1896. Hubertus Population: 5185 Hubertus is a former unincorporated community and now neighborhood in the village of Richfield in Washington County. Trivia: The community was named after the previous parish St. Hubert's. Jackson Population: 6753 Jackson is a village in Washington County. Trivia: The settlement that would become the Village of Jackson was originally known as Riceville, after an English misspelling of town founder Franz Reis's name. In its early years, the settlement's economy relied heavily on agricultural, and including dairy farming. Some of the earliest businesses in the community were cheese factories and creameries. Jefferson Population: 7973 Jefferson is a city in Jefferson County. Trivia: During World War II, Camp Jefferson, a prison camp for German POWs, was erected at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Don't forget to comment, like, and follow On Wisconsin! if you haven't already!
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Genoa City Population: 3036 Genoa City is a village located in Kenosha and Walworth counties. Trivia: The television soap opera The Young and the Restless is set in a fictionalized version of Genoa City, Wisconsin, in which the city is portrayed as a metropolis. Germantown Population: 19749 Germantown is a village in Washington County. Trivia: From July 1944 until January 1946, the hamlet of Rockfield in present-day Germantown was the site of Camp Rockfield, an Allied prisoner of war camp that held 500 German prisoners of war, including captured members of the Afrika Korps and many soldiers captured at the Battle of Cherbourg. Grafton Population: 11459 Grafton is a village in Ozaukee County. Trivia: Grafton was also the site of the Milwaukee Falls Lime Company, which quarried limestone in the village and operated lime kilns to manufacture slaked lime. The kilns are preserved in Grafton's Lime Kiln Park, on the west bank of the Milwaukee River. Lime production played an important part in the village economy until the 1920s. Greenbush Population: 2773 Greenbush is a town in Sheboygan County Trivia: The unincorporated community of German Corners is also located in the town. Hartford Population: 14223 Hartford is a city in Washington and Dodge counties. Trivia: The community's early years saw increasing tension between the settlers and Native Americans. For example, on August 25, 1861, a group of approximately a dozen Native Americans were living near Horicon Marsh, northwest of Hartford. They owned a horse, which got loose and wandered into a neighboring settler's cornfield. The settler shot and killed the horse, and the Native Americans vowed to take revenge. The story traveled quickly, becoming increasingly exaggerated as it spread. By the time the story reached Hartford on August 26, the dozen peaceful Native Americans had been transfigured into an army of 5,000 warriors preparing to massacre the settlers in the area. Many able-bodied men in Hartford armed themselves, formed a war party, and set out to fight the Native Americans. But when they arrived at Horicon Marsh they found that the threat was entirely fictional. The incident caused widespread fear among the local Native American community as well as in the surrounding settler communities. Don't forget to comment, like, and follow On Wisconsin! if you haven't already!
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Elkhart Lake Population: 967 Elkhart Lake is a village in Sheboygan County. Trivia: Racing at Elkhart Lake dates back to the 1950s. The very first races were held on July 23, 1950 on a 3.35 mile road circuit north of the lake. These first races were very successful for the time, drawing a crowd of over 5,000. Races were originally held on a street circuit that ran around the Lake with the start/finish line in the village. In 1951 and 1952, races were held on a new 6.5 mile circuit that circumvented the Lake. The 1951 races drew an estimated crowd of 50,000 spectators and the 1952 races saw an estimated crowd of over 100,000 people. Elkhorn Population: 10019 Elkhorn is a city in Walworth County. Trivia: In the 1870s, saline water from springs located in Elkhorn was believed to cure rheumatism. Fond du Lac Population: 43021 Fond du Lac is a city in Fond du Lac County. Trivia: Colin Kaepernick Fontana Population: 1672 Fontana is a village located on Geneva Lake in Walworth County. Fort Atkinson Population: 12368 Fort Atkinson is a city in Jefferson County. Trivia: The oldest manmade features near Fort Atkinson are a cluster of prehistoric earthworks indigenous mounds just south of town. Early European settlers named them the General Atkinson Mound Group. The mounds are a remnant of the Woodland Period in present-day Wisconsin. They are effigy and geometric mounds, different from the platform mounds at nearby Aztalan State Park, built by peoples of the Mississippian culture, which reached its peak around 1300. Don't forget to comment, like, and follow On Wisconsin! if you haven't already!
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Campbellsport Population: 2016 Campbellsport is a village in Fond du Lac County. Trivia: The village was named after Stuart Campbell, an early settler. Cedarburg Population: 11412 Cedarburg is a city in Ozaukee County. Trivia: As is the case in many of the cities and villages in Ozaukee County, Cedarburg's earliest businesses were hydropowered mills. In 1843, Frederick Luening built the Columbia Mill, a gristmill, which was the first mill on Cedar Creek. Delafield Population: 17085 Delafield is a city in Waukesha County. Trivia: Since 1927, a culinary event known as the "Coon Feed" has taken place in Delafield. Delavan Population: 8463 Delavan is a city in Walworth County. Trivia: Gary Burghoff, actor Eagle Population: 1950 Eagle is a village in Waukesha County. Trivia: The town's name comes from an 1836 incident when pioneer Thomas Sugden and two companions, exploring the area, spotted what was described as "a monster bald-headed eagle... hovering and curving over a large mound" in the midst of the prairie. Don't forget to comment, like, and follow On Wisconsin! if you haven't already!
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Population: 1646986 Beaver Dam Population: 16214 Beaver Dam is a city in Dodge County. Trivia: Ric Flair, wrestler Belgium Population: 2245 Belgium is a village in Ozaukee County. Trivia: Northern Ozaukee County — including the Belgium community — was a center of Luxembourgian-American settlement in the United States in the 19th century, and the Village of Belgium continues to have strong cultural ties to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Banners along Main Street read "Wëllkomm," which means "Welcome" in Luxembourgish. Since 1977, Belgium has been home to the Luxembourg American Cultural Society & Center, which is sponsored by the Luxembourg Government Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Economy. The society facilitates a program to help Americans of Luxembourgian ancestry get dual citizenship, organizes guided tours of the Grand Duchy, and maintains a museum devoted to the history of Luxembourg and Luxembourgian immigration to the United States. Bristol Population: 2584 Bristol is a village in Kenosha County. Trivia: The first Barnum circus to play in Wisconsin played in Bristol before the Civil War. Brown Deer Population: 11999 Brown Deer is a village in Milwaukee County. Trivia: The Village of Brown Deer has its origins in a rural hamlet that formed at a crossroads in the northeastern quadrant of the Town of Granville in the 1870s. The area remained characteristically rural from the 19th century through the mid-1940s, when the post–World War II economic expansion caused a building boom in the area, and many of the farms were subdivided into suburban residential neighborhoods. Burlington Population: 10464 Burlington is a city in Racine and Walworth counties. Trivia: The first European settlers in Burlington were Moses Smith (the son of a Revolutionary War veteran) and William Whiting. Smith and Whiting had been in the area previously, making a so-called "jackknife claim" to the land (carving their names and the date on trees in the vicinity) on December 15, 1835. Don't forget to comment, like, and follow On Wisconsin! if you haven't already!
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Madison Population: 254977 Madison is the county seat of Dane County and the state capital city. Trivia: Before Europeans, humans inhabited the area in and around Madison for about 12,000 years. In 1800, the Madison area was Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Country. The Native Americans called this place Taychopera (Ta-ko-per-ah), meaning "land of the four lakes" (Mendota, Monona, Waubesa, and Kegonsa). Effigy mounds, which had been constructed for ceremonial and burial purposes over 1,000 years earlier, dotted the rich prairies around the lakes. Madison's European origins begin in 1829, when former federal judge James Duane Doty purchased over a thousand acres (4 km2) of swamp and forest land on the isthmus between Lakes Mendota and Monona, with the intention of building a city in the Four Lakes region. He purchased 1,261 acres for $1,500. When the Wisconsin Territory was created in 1836 the territorial legislature convened in Belmont, Wisconsin. One of the legislature's tasks was to select a permanent location for the territory's capital. Doty lobbied aggressively for Madison as the new capital, offering buffalo robes to the freezing legislators and choice lots in Madison at discount prices to undecided voters. By night- Much of the city's nightlife is centralized to the downtown area which includes a variety of bars, restaurants, and performance venues. State Street and the surrounding area are popular with tourists and University of Wisconsin-Madison students. Venues in the Capital Square neighborhood are popular with local young professionals and provide many happy hour specials. Another center of nightlife is the Williamson Street Neighborhood. Madison is also home to a number of nightclubs, gay bars and live music venues. The Mifflin Street Block Party and the Freakfest Halloween Party also attract thousands of partygoers. Madison is known for having its athletics fan base centered on the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 2003, Sports Illustrated identified the city as one of the "best college sports towns" in the nation. In 2019, Sports Illustrated named Madison the greatest college football town in the nation. From- Chris Farley Gena Rowlands Don't forget to comment, like, and follow On Wisconsin! if you haven't already!
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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!
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Union Center Population: 211 Union Center is a village in Juneau County. Trivia: Originally called Union, the village was named for the federal union of the United States. Verona Population: 10620 Verona is a city in Dane County. Trivia: Verona used to be home to the Dane County Insane Asylum which opened in 1882, closed in 1973, and was demolished in 2006. It was previously a poor farm for people who needed care due to old age, blindness, disease, deformity, loss of limbs and insanity. The area was also the site of a small leper colony sometime between 1890–1910. It is now a dog park. Viola Population: 699 Viola is a village in Richland and Vernon Counties. Waunakee Population: 13730 Waunakee is a village in Dane County. Trivia: Waunakee bills itself as "The Only Waunakee in the World." Westfield Population: 1369 Westfield is a village in Marquette County. Trivia: The village was originally settled and laid out by Hungarian American immigrant Agoston Haraszthy. It was first named Széptáj—Hungarian for "beautiful landscape"—and was later renamed Haraszthy, in honor of the village founder. In 1849, the Legislature renamed the village Westfield. Don't forget to comment, like, and follow On Wisconsin! if you haven't already!
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Shullsburg Population: 1226 Shullsburg is a city in Lafayette County. Trivia: Shullsburg was founded during the 1820s in parts by Jason Shull and Henry Gratiot and due to their ventures into lead mining. Following the Black Hawk War conflict Gratiot and other small settlements consolidated into Shullsburg. In 1841 Missionary Priest Samuel Mazzuchelli platted the Northeast section of town and named the streets after the virtues of life. Spring Green Population: 1628 Spring Green is a village in Sauk County. Trivia: Taliesin, the summer home and school of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, including the Hillside Home School. Stoughton Population: 12611 Stoughton is a city in Dane County. Trivia: Stoughton claims to be the birthplace of the "coffee break", and hosts a small yearly parade to celebrate the distinction. Sun Prairie Population: 33321 Sun Prairie is a city in Dane County. Trivia: President Martin Van Buren commissioned a party of 45 men, including Augustus A. Bird, to build a capitol for the Territory of Wisconsin in Madison. The group left Milwaukee on May 26, 1837, and traveled for days in the rain. On June 9, the group emerged at the edge of the prairie and with the sun shining for the first time in days, carved the words "Sun Prairie" into a tree. Charles Bird returned to the area two years later and became the first settler. Georgia O'Keeffe, artist, winner of Presidential Medal of Freedom and National Medal of Arts. Tomah Population: 9383 Tomah is a city in Monroe County. Trivia: Tomah was founded by Robert E. Gillett in 1855 and incorporated as a city in 1883, but the charter was not issued until 1894. It is named after Thomas Carron (1752–1817), a trader at Green Bay who had integrated into the Menominee tribe. The Menominees pronounced the name Tomah or Tomau and he became known as Chief Tomah. Tomah was adopted as the name for the settlement in Monroe County on the unsubstantiated belief that Chief Tomah had once held a tribal gathering in the area. Don't forget to comment, like, and follow On Wisconsin! if you haven't already!
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Reedsburg Population: 9508 Reedsburg is a city in Sauk County. Trivia: Agnes Moorehead, actress Richland Center Population: 5184 Richland Center is a city in Richland County. Trivia: Frank Lloyd Wright was born in Richland Center in 1867. The A. D. German Warehouse, completed in 1921, is the only building designed by Wright in Richland Center and is an early representation of his Mayan Revival style. Svetlana Alliluyeva, only daughter of Joseph Stalin Rio Population: 1059 Rio is a village in Columbia County. Trivia: Rio calls itself "Camper Country USA" due to several campgrounds located near the village. Rockton Population: 1432 Rockton is an unincorporated community in Vernon County. Sauk City Population: 3410 Sauk City is a village in Sauk County. Trivia: Sauk City is the site of the first Culver's restaurant, which opened July 18, 1984. Culver's corporate headquarters are located in neighboring Prairie du Sac. Don't forget to comment, like, and follow On Wisconsin! if you haven't already!
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Poynette Population: 2528 Poynette is a village in Columbia County. Trivia: Poynette was named after Pierre Paquette (1796–1836), an early fur trader and settler of south central Wisconsin. When an application was made for a post office in the settlement, Paquette's name was misread as Poynette, and the post office was mistakenly named "Poynette" Prairie du Sac Population: 3972 Prairie du Sac is a village in Sauk County. Trivia: The corporate headquarters of Culver's Franchising Systems, Inc. is located in Prairie du Sac. The first Culver's restaurant opened in the adjacent village of Sauk City on July 18, 1984. Culver's HQ Princeton Population: 1214 Princeton is a city in western part of Green Lake County. Trivia: Muk Luks Handcraft Co. produced a knitted slipper sock with a leather sole in Princeton starting in the late 1930s. The famed "Muk Luks" became fashionable in the 1940s - 1950s, gracing the cover of magazines and celebrities like Audrey Hepburn, President Eisenhower and others. The company at one time employed over 450 workers spread out in 3 factories located in Steven's Point, Markesan and Princeton. The Muk Luks brand and patents were sold to Reliable of Milwaukee in the 1970s. Handcraft Co. continued producing socks and hosiery into the late 1990s. Randolph Population: 1339 Randolph is a village in Columbia and Dodge Counties. Trivia: The Dodge County portion of Randolph is part of the Beaver Dam Micropolitan Area, while the Columbia County portion is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. Readstown Population: 415 Readstown is a village in Vernon County. Don't forget to comment, like, and follow On Wisconsin! if you haven't already!
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Oxford Population: 607 Oxford is a village in Marquette County. Trivia: The nearby Oxford Federal Correctional Institution is located on Hwy G. Pardeeville Population: 2115 Pardeeville is a village in Columbia County. Trivia: The Fox River begins as a small stream northeast of Pardeeville. It is dammed in Pardeeville to create Park Lake. Platteville Population: 11224 Platteville is the largest city in Grant County. Trivia: Platteville was settled by Pioneers and early Lead Miners along inlets and flat groves of The Rountree Branch and Little Platte River. Portage Population: 10406 Portage is a city in and the county seat of Columbia County. Trivia: When Portage was first established, the streets were laid out on a traditional grid system. Today, the streets of the outlying city are contorted as a result of the many marshes and lowlands that run through much of Columbia County. The northern side of the city thus looks different from the central city, with the organized grid street system giving way to a more suburban streetscape with a lower housing density. Potosi Population: 688 Potosi is a village in Grant County. Trivia: Potosi was the home of the Potosi Brewing Company, makers of "Good Old Potosi Beer," from 1852 to 1972. A brewery restoration project has begun to preserve the history and tradition of the company. The National Brewery Museum opened inside the premises of the brewery in 2008. Potosi Brewery crafts and distributes a variety of beers throughout the region. Potosi Brewery's mission is to channel all profits into its markets served to support historical and educational initiatives, and charitable causes. Don't forget to comment, like, and follow On Wisconsin! if you haven't already!
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Muscoda Population: 1299 Muscoda is a village in Grant and Iowa counties. Trivia: Muscoda has billed itself as the "Wisconsin's Morel Capital" since 1982 and hosts the "Morel Mushroom Festival" every year on the weekend following Mother's Day. The event includes carnival rides, tractors pulls, tournaments, merchant stands, food booths, and portable tattoo parlors. New Glarus Population: 2172 New Glarus is a village in Green County. Trivia: In 1905 a proposal was presented to the people of New Glarus that Limburger cheese be "declared legal tender for the payment of all debts and a medium of exchange throughout the district." New Lisbon Population: 2506 New Lisbon is a city in Juneau County. Trivia: Kurtwood Smith, actor, most notably played Red Forman on That '70s Show North Freedom Population: 629 North Freedom is a village along the Baraboo River in Sauk County. Trivia: North Freedom was named from the American ideal of freedom. Ontario Population: 465 Ontario is a village in Vernon County. Trivia: Wildcat Mountain State Park is located near Ontario. Don't forget to comment, like, and follow On Wisconsin! if you haven't already!
