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Prairie du Sac was so named because it was in the large Wisconsin River Valley where the Sauk Indians had a large settlement. [7] Although the name of the village dates from the early days of French fur traders, Prairie du Sac was established as a village by D.B. Crocker in 1840, largely as a Yankee-English village, [8] in contrast to its neighbor, Sauk City, which was settled largely by Germans.
April 6, 1990. The Honey Creek Swiss Rural Historic District is a national historic district in rural Sauk County, Wisconsin. The district encompasses 46 farms over 12 square miles (31 km 2) which were settled by Swiss Americans in the 1840s and 1850s. The settlers were Walser people from the canton of Graubünden, and the Honey Creek area ...
In 1990, Wollersheim Winery bought Cedar Creek Winery, located in the Hilgen and Wittenberg Woolen Mill in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. The sister wineries share family ownership and a winemaker, but the two brands are distinct. As Wollersheim Winery's wine list grew, so did the Prairie du Sac winery.
Prairie du Sac (town), Wisconsin. Coordinates: 43°17′03″N 89°47′53″W. Prairie Du Sac Town Hall. The Town of Prairie du Sac is located in southwestern Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,138 at the 2000 census. The Village of Prairie du Sac is located within the town.
Sauk Prairie is the nickname for the adjacent villages of Sauk City and Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. The twin communities are located on the west bank of the Wisconsin River in southeastern Sauk County, where U.S. Highway 12 crosses the Wisconsin River. As of the 2020 census, the combined population of the two communities was 7,938.
Prairie du Chien (/ ˌ p r ɛ r i d u ˈ ʃ iː n /) is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,506 at the 2020 census. [ 2 ] Often called Wisconsin's second-oldest city, Prairie du Chien was established as a European settlement by French voyageurs in the late 17th century. [ 4 ]
31 MW. The Prairie du Sac Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Wisconsin River just north of Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. It is owned and operated by Alliant Energy. [2] The dam forms Lake Wisconsin. It is the last dam on the Wisconsin River before its confluence with the Mississippi River about 92 miles (148 km) downstream, and it marks the upper ...
East of Prairie du Sac on WI 188: Roxbury: Structures from German immigrant Peter Kehl's pioneer vineyard overlooking the Wisconsin River: 1857 barrel-vaulted wine cellar, [36] 1858 house with fine stonework, [37] and 1859 Italianate-styled brewery. [38]
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