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November 4, 1993 (Roughly, Central Ave. from Depot St. to Third St. Marshfield: Includes many old brick businesses like the Thomas House Hotel built after the fire of 1887, the Romanesque Revival old city hall built in 1901, the Craftsman-styled Wisconsin Central depot built in 1910, and the eclectic-styled Hotel Charles built in 1925, which hosted JFK, Patsy Cline, and possibly John Dillinger.
Point Basse refers to both a sharp bend in the Wisconsin River near present day Nekoosa, Wisconsin, as well as to a nearby historic village downstream from the point itself, the village no longer being in existence. Other historic spellings included Pointe Basse, Point Bas, and Point Boss.
Nekoosa is a city in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. Its name derives from the Ho-Chunk word, "Nįįkuusra", "Nakrusa", or "Nįkusara" which translates to "running water". [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The population was 2,580 at the 2010 census .
Ho-Chunk Gaming Nekoosa, [46] Ho-Chunk Gaming Wittenberg, [47] Ho-Chunk Gaming Tomah, and; Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison. [48] In February 2013, the Beloit Common Council sold land to the Ho-Chunk Nation for a proposed casino. [49] The council has used revenues to enhance infrastructure, healthcare, and educational support for its people.
A sawmill was built at Nekoosa in 1832. [12] A sawmill was built at Neillsville around 1847. [13] The first building at Marshfield came in 1872. [14] In 1872 the Wisconsin Central Railway was building the leg of its line from Stevens Point through the forest to what would become Colby, heading north for Lake Superior. The railway needed a ...
Ashland, Wisconsin. Ashland is a city in Ashland and Bayfield counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.It is the county seat of Ashland County. The city is a port on Lake Superior, near the head of Chequamegon Bay.