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Hawthorne is an unincorporated community, located in the town of Hawthorne, Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. County Road B serves as a main route in the community. U.S. Highway 53 is nearby. The community is located 7.5 miles west of Lake Nebagamon; and 22 miles southeast of the city of Superior. [2] Hawthorne has a post office with ...
Hawthorne is a town in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,045 at the 2000 census. The population was 1,045 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Dobie , Hawthorne , Hillcrest , and Hines are located in the town.
The prison was originally known as the "Wisconsin State Reformatory" (WSR). In 1972, WSR became an adult male, maximum-security prison. The name was changed to the Green Bay Correctional Institution on July 1, 1979. The prison was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the "Wisconsin State Reformatory" in 1990.
Douglas County, named after Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas, [3] [4] was established on February 8, 1854, from the larger La Pointe County, Wisconsin, and the City of Superior was immediately selected as the county seat. [5] In Wisconsin's 1952 U.S. Senate primary, Douglas County was one of two counties (out of 71 in the state at the time ...
Wood County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,207. [1] Its county seat is Wisconsin Rapids. [2] The county is named after Joseph Wood, a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. [3]
The Town of Wood is located in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States.The population was 786 at the 2000 census. This town is sometime mistaken for the discontinued post office of Wood, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (zip code 53193) that served the Veterans Administration Medical Center near Milwaukee (current address 5000 West National Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53295).
The Florence County Courthouse and Jail, built in 1889, is an historic complex of governmental buildings located at 501 Lake Street in Florence, Wisconsin. Designed by architect James E. Clancy of Antigo in the Romanesque style, it was built of brick with local sandstone and blue limestone trim and terra cotta roofs. The courthouse cost $13,000 ...
After it opened, women who committed "crimes against morality" were transferred to the Wisconsin Industrial Home, while women who had committed more serious crimes or were repeat offenders remained at Waupun. In 1931, construction began on a new facility, the Wisconsin Prison for Women, adjoining the Wisconsin Industrial Home.