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Viroqua Downtown Historic District Viroqua hospital. Viroqua is an accredited Main Street America city. [24] Its downtown is listed on the Wisconsin and National Register of Historic Places. Viroqua was dubbed "The Town That Beat Walmart" by Smithsonian Magazine in 1992 because it fostered businesses that co-exist with the retail giant. [25]
Power was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1953, to actors Tyrone Power and Linda Christian. [1] When her parents divorced in 1956, her mother took Power and her elder sister Romina to live all around the world, mainly spending their childhoods in Italy and Spain.
Viroqua is a town in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,560 at the 2000 census. The population was 1,560 at the 2000 census. The City of Viroqua is located within the town.
The Vernon County Courthouse in Viroqua, Wisconsin, was built in 1880. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] The courthouse was designed in High Victorian Gothic style by Norwegian immigrant architect Carl F. Struck. It is a two-story limestone building with a three-story tower and belfry. [2]
Vig was born in Viroqua, Wisconsin, [2] son of DeVerne William Vig (1922–2021) and Betty Jeanette (1931–2005), née Brewster. DeVerne Vig was a hospital staff doctor who practiced medicine with his twin, David, and their elder brother, Edward, in Viroqua for nearly forty years; [4] Betty Vig was a music teacher [5] and clinic administrator who played an active role in the community as a ...
The Masonic Temple Building in Viroqua, Wisconsin was built in the Classical Revival style. It was designed by architects Albert E. Parkinson and Bernard Dockendorff and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1] [2] [3] It is a two-story 110 by 218 feet (34 m × 66 m) building. [2]
Viroqua Municipal Airport covers an area of 147 acres (59 ha) at an elevation of 1,292 feet (394 m) above mean sea level.It has two runways: 11/29 is 4,000 by 60 feet (1,219 x 18 m) with an asphalt surface, it has approved GPS approaches and 2/20 is 2,424 by 90 feet (739 x 27 m) with a turf surface.
In 1879, the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad built a branch line from Sparta to Viroqua, Wisconsin through the area, drawing additional settlers. The same year, local merchant William H. H. Cash spearheaded construction of a railroad depot and had the village platted, renaming it Cashton .