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The Wisconsin River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.At approximately 430 miles (692 km) long, it is the state's longest river. The river's name was first recorded in 1673 by Jacques Marquette as "Meskousing" from his Indian guides - most likely Miami for "river running through a red place."
Library of Congress, Wisconsin: Local History & Genealogy Resource Guide, Research Guides, Washington DC "Wisconsin Societies", familysearch.org, Utah: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Mostly related to genealogy but includes links to historical societies).
River Falls: Site of the sole building when the fourth Wisconsin Normal School started at River Falls in 1874. It burned in 1897 and was rebuilt in 1898. Now South Hall at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. [13]
Dells of the Wisconsin River. The Dells of the Wisconsin River, also called the Wisconsin Dells (from Old English “dæl”, modern English “dale”), meaning “valley”, is [1] a 5-mile (8-km) gorge on the Wisconsin River in south-central Wisconsin, USA.
Developers aim to make the 108-mile Great Pinery Heritage Waterway on the Wisconsin River a ... the trail features old-school signs offering analog maps and information about the area's history ...
View of the Mississippi River valley at the confluence of the Wisconsin River from Wyalusing State Park. Wyalusing State Park / w aɪ. ə ˈ l uː s ɪ ŋ / is a 2,628-acre (1,064 ha) Wisconsin state park at the confluence of the Mississippi and Wisconsin rivers in the village Bagley, just south of Prairie du Chien.
History: Operated by the Wisconsin Historical Society, state history and culture from the Ice Age to the present Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame: Eagle River: Vilas: Lake Superior Northwoods: Sports: Major figures in state amateur ice hockey Wisconsin Maritime Museum: Manitowoc: Manitowoc: Lake Michigan: Maritime
The H. H. Bennett Studio is a historic photographic studio and photography museum located in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, United States. The studio building was built in 1875 by noted landscape photographer H. H. Bennett. It was operated by his family until 1998, when the studio was donated to the Wisconsin Historical Society.