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In 1851 Wisconsin's Board of Public Works contracted for locks and a dam to be built around the rapids at Kaukauna, but by 1853 this wasn't done and the money was exhausted. The project was turned over to a private venture, the Fox River Improvement Company, and it got the land grant expanded. [ 3 ]
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.
November 4, 1993 (Roughly, Central Ave. from Depot St. to Third St. Marshfield: Includes many old brick businesses like the Thomas House Hotel built after the fire of 1887, the Romanesque Revival old city hall built in 1901, the Craftsman-styled Wisconsin Central depot built in 1910, and the eclectic-styled Hotel Charles built in 1925, which hosted JFK, Patsy Cline, and possibly John Dillinger.
The Wisconsin Rapids facility plays an important role in the company, converting rolls of paper made at its Escanaba and Quinnesec, Michigan, mills, she said. Dog Star Resort Doggy Daycare has new ...
These are the top business stories of 2023 in the Wisconsin Rapids area. ... Rapids Sheet Metal Works operates on the same block as Herschleb's at 360 17th St. N. It opened in 1915, focusing on ...
The Bemis Manufacturing Company is an American manufacturing company based in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, and is best known for its toilet seat products. Bemis also manufactures suction canisters, sharps containers, fluid management systems, gas caps, gauges and various contracted injection molded plastic parts for companies such as John Deere and Whirlpool Corporation.
(The Center Square) – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development recognized 22 employers as Vets Ready Employers for 2024. The employers are recognized for going above what’s required ...
Wisconsin Rapids (previously Grand Rapids) sits on what was once called the Grand Rapids of the Wisconsin River. The Wisconsin River drops twenty-seven feet at the main rapids and sixty feet overall. [1] Early settlers used islands in the rapids to develop water power for a flour mill, machine shop, saw mill and the Grand Rapids Pulp and Paper Co.