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The Racine Zoo was founded on March 1, 1923, by local businessman Jacob Stoffel, Jr. His donation of three monkeys spurred the city of Racine to build a small zoo in Island Park. By the end of that year, the zoo featured deer, badgers, gray foxes, and Rocky Mountain goats. After it outgrew the space, the zoo's current location at Goold Street ...
Wisconsin Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Wisconsin River. [6] The population was 18,877 at the 2020 census . [ 4 ] It is a principal city of the Marshfield –Wisconsin Rapids micropolitan statistical area , which includes all of Wood County and had a population of 74,207 in 2020.
This is a list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin. There are over 2,500 listed sites in Wisconsin. Each of the state's 72 counties has at least one listing on the National Register. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 17, 2025. [1]
Wisconsin became the first state to have a state park in 1878 [1] when it formed "The State Park". The park consisted of 760 square miles (2,000 km 2) in northern Wisconsin (most of present-day Vilas County). [2] The state owned 50,631 acres (205 km 2), which was less than 10% of the total area. [2] There were few residents in the area.
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]
Robinson Park is an urban park located in and administered by the city of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. [1] [2] The park was named after Dr. F. Byron Robinson, the original owner of the site. [3] The park has an area of 25.5 acres (10.3 ha). [2] Amenities include a picnic shelter and volleyball, horseshoe and basketball courts. [2]
The American lion (Panthera atrox (/ ˈ p æ n θ ər ə ˈ æ t r ɒ k s /), with the species name meaning "savage" or "cruel", also called the North American lion) is an extinct pantherine cat native to North America during the Late Pleistocene from around 130,000 to 12,800 years ago.
The 15 in (381 mm) gauge rideable miniature railway, first opened in 1958, continues to transport guests around the zoo when weather allows. The railroad began operations using live steam locomotive #82, a 4-4-0 locomotive built in 1957 by the Sandley Light Railway Works of Wisconsin Dells, on commission of the Milwaukee Journal for the zoo.