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Necedah National Wildlife Refuge is a 43,696-acre (176.83 km 2) National Wildlife Refuge located in northern Juneau County, Wisconsin near the village of Necedah. It was established in 1939 and is famous as the northern nesting site for reintroduction of an eastern United States population of the endangered whooping crane .
Sprague is located on Wisconsin Highway 80 and the Canadian National Railway 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north-northwest of the village of Necedah. [2] The community is likely named for John and Gleason Sprague, the owners and publishers of the Mauston Star newspaper in the late 19th century.
The highway continues east from there to junction with WIS 173 west of Wyeville and then crosses into Juneau County. [3] WIS 21 passes through the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge during its 12-mile (19 km) stretch of straight route to Necedah.
The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.11. The median age in the village was 38.8 years. 27.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.2% were from 25 to 44; 25.5% were from 45 to 64; and 16% were 65 years of age or older.
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United States historic place Cranberry Creek Archeological District U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district Cranberry Creek Archaeological District Location Address restricted Nearest city New Miner, Wisconsin Area 140 acres (57 ha) NRHP reference No. 84003689 Added to NRHP July 19, 1984 Cranberry Creek Archeological District, also known as Cranberry Creek Mound Group ...
Presently, the marsh is 32,000 acres (130 km 2) in area, most of it open water and cattail marsh. The southern third, approximately 11,000 acres (45 km 2), is owned by the state of Wisconsin and forms the Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area, which was established as a nesting area for waterfowl and resting area for migratory birds.
Buckhorn State Park is a 6,990-acre (2,829 ha) Wisconsin state park southeast of Necedah. The park occupies a peninsula on Castle Rock Lake, a reservoir formed at the confluence of the Wisconsin and Yellow Rivers. [1]