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Black River Falls was founded to utilize the waterpower of the Black River. As the area was predominantly forest at the time, its primary use was in operating sawmills . Black River Falls is located at 44°17′50″N 90°50′57″W / 44.29722°N 90.84917°W / 44.29722; -90.84917 (44.297166, -90.849263
The racial makeup of the county was 89.58% White, 2.27% Black or African American, 6.16% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.01% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. 1.87% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 31.4% were of German, 30.2% Norwegian and 5.2% Irish ancestry. 94.7% spoke English ...
(Black River Falls) Republican: January 18, 1887 – March 3, 1887 Elected to finish his father's term. Retired. Nils P. Haugen (River Falls) Republican: March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893 50th 51st 52nd: Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 10th district. Lyman E. Barnes : Democratic: March 4, 1893 ...
Michael Lesy began developing Wisconsin Death Trip while studying for a master's degree at the University of Wisconsin in the late 1960s, during which he came across a collection of portraits and photographs by Black River Falls photographer Charles Van Schaick—taken between 1890 and 1900—that had been preserved by the Wisconsin Historical Society. [2]
Former Republican Governor of Wisconsin Tommy Thompson had expressed an interest in challenging Feingold, [7] but ruled himself out of the race in April 2010. [8] Johnson, a millionaire manufacturer and Tea Party movement favorite running for political office for the first time, was the frontrunner.
The 2016 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election. Wisconsin voters chose ten electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting Republican nominee Donald Trump against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
It contains the cities of Black River Falls, Stevens Point, Tomah, and Wisconsin Rapids, ... WI Senate District 24, 1853-1862 Green County: Thomas Bowen: Dem.
Meanwhile, a young deaf and mute boy shoots his little sister to death with a pistol. The wife of a German immigrant is mysteriously found frozen to death six miles outside of Black River Falls, after mourning the death of her own child. In Brandon, two young boys ambush a farmer and murder him with a shotgun before taking over his home. The ...