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Grant County is the most southwestern county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,938. [2] Its county seat is Lancaster and its largest city is Platteville. [3] The county is named after the Grant River, in turn named after a fur trader who lived in the area when Wisconsin was a territory. [4]
The Grant County Courthouse, built in 1902, is an historic glass-and-copper-domed county courthouse building located at 126 West Main Street in Lancaster, Wisconsin. Designed by Armand D. Koch in the Classical Revival style, it was built of red sandstone. [1] [2] [3] Murals decorating the four spandrels under the dome were done by Franz E ...
Lancaster originated as a planned community to serve as the county seat for Grant County. Anticipating the county's establishment in 1836, Major Glendower M. Price, a Cassville merchant and land speculator, purchased the site of Lancaster for its central location in the county. Major Price platted the town on a compass-aligned grid in 1837 ...
Location of Grant County in Wisconsin. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Grant County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Grant County, Wisconsin. The locations of National Register properties for which the ...
Mount Hope post office Location of Mount Hope in Grant County, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 42°58′51″N 90°50′4″W / 42.98083°N 90.83444°W / 42.98083; -90
Wisconsin counties (clickable map) The county is the primary political subdivision of Wisconsin. Every county has a county seat, often a populous or centrally located city or village, where the government offices for the county are located. Within each county are cities, villages and towns.
Dec. 29—EPHRATA — Revised ordinances governing short-term rentals in Grant County will be available for review and challenge through Jan. 20. The ordinances were approved by the Grant County ...
Grant County: 043: Lancaster: 1837: Iowa County: Probably a trader named Grant who made contact with area natives in 1810 but about whom little else is known 51,409: 1,146.85 sq mi (2,970 km 2) Green County: 045: Monroe: 1837: Iowa County and unorganized territory: Nathanael Greene (1742–86), quartermaster general during the American ...