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Racine (/ r ə ˈ s iː n, r eɪ-/ ⓘ rə-SEEN, ray-) [8] is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States.It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River, situated 22 miles (35 km) south of Milwaukee and 60 miles (97 km) north of Chicago. [9]
Racine County (/ r ə ˈ s iː n, r eɪ-/ ⓘ rə-SEEN, ray-) is a county in southeastern Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, its population was 197,727, [1] making it Wisconsin's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat is Racine. [2] The county was founded in 1836, then a part of the Wisconsin Territory.
[12] [2] This Universalist congregation was founded in 1842, the third church in Port Gilbert/Racine. Prominent members included Gilbert Knapp (founder of Racine) and J.I. Case. P.T. Barnum donated/lent the congregation $500 to buy the lot for their first church on Monument Square in 1851.
Map of the Wisconsin Territory, 1836–1848 ... The Territory of Wisconsin was an organized and incorporated territory of the United ... Racine: 3,475 5 Walworth ...
Printable version; In other projects ... move to sidebar hide. Map of the United States with Wisconsin highlighted. Milwaukee is the most ... Racine Walworth: 10,464 ...
4-story office building built in 1858 in Italian Renaissance Revival style for the Racine and Mississippi Railroad. Later housed Racine's first public library, a vaudeville theater, a Turkish bath, and the U.S.'s first vocational school, among other enterprises. 28: Melvin Avenue Residential Historic District: Melvin Avenue Residential Historic ...
The Racine Heritage Museum is a historical museum building and former Carnegie library, located at 701 S. Main St. in downtown Racine, Wisconsin. Designed by John Mauran in the Beaux-Arts style, [ 1 ] the building served as the Racine Public Library from 1904 until 1958, and has housed the Racine Heritage Museum since 1963. [ 2 ]
The Old Main Street Historic District in Racine, Wisconsin is an area including a section of Main Street and which is roughly bounded by Second St., Lake Ave., Fifth St., and Wisconsin Ave. It is a 17-acre (6.9 ha) area with elements dating back to 1847. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]