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Dells of the Wisconsin River. The Dells of the Wisconsin River, also called the Wisconsin Dells (from Old English “dæl”, modern English “dale”), meaning “valley”, is [1] a 5-mile (8-km) gorge on the Wisconsin River in south-central Wisconsin, USA. It is noted for its scenery, in particular for its Cambrian sandstone rock formations ...
South Hall, River Falls State Normal School: South Hall, River Falls State Normal School: November 7, 1976 : 320 E. Cascade Ave. River Falls: Site of the sole building when the fourth Wisconsin Normal School started at River Falls in 1874. It burned in 1897 and was rebuilt in 1898.
Unmetamorphosed sedimentary rocks are found in the rock record from the Cambrian, in the early Paleozoic.The feldspathic quartz sandstone and orthoquartz sandstone of Chequamegon, Devils Island and Orienta formations make up the Bayfield Group which underlies the entire Lake Superior shoreline of the state from Chequamecon Bay to the St. Louis River in the west.
This is a list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin. There are over 2,500 listed sites in Wisconsin . Each of the state's 72 counties has at least one listing on the National Register .
Grandfather Falls is the highest waterfall on the Wisconsin River. The total drop is 89 feet, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] spread out in a series of cascades over about one mile. The upper third of the falls and most of the flow, except in the spring, is diverted through a canal and a series of penstocks to feed hydroelectric generators.
Neighborhood of houses and churches near the industrial area along the Rock River, including the 1848 Lathrop-Munn cobblestone house, [22] the late-1840s Selvy-Blodgett house, [20] the 1858 Italianate-style Parker house, [23] the 1877 Gothic Revival-styled Norwegian Lutheran Church, [24] the 1889 Queen Anne/Stick-style Anderson house (pictured ...
Location of Sauk County in Wisconsin. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Sauk County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Sauk County, Wisconsin. The locations of National Register properties for which the ...
Fairly intact portion of the old downtown, including the 1857 Greek Revival-styled Robinson block which housed a harness shop, [73] the 1858 pre-Civil War Italianate Barnes block, [74] the 1870 Italianate New Exchange Hotel, [75] the 1891 Queen Anne-styled Putney building (pictured), [76] the 1893 Queen Anne Lyle funeral parlor, [77] the 1904 ...