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Lamar Community Center. March 1, 1982. ( #82001860) NE of St. Croix Falls. 45°25′26″N 92°34′09″W. / 45.423889°N 92.569167°W / 45.423889; -92.569167 ( Lamar Community Center) St. Croix Falls. Craftsman-style one-room school built in 1905, with a second room added in 1910. Then and now a unifying center of the community.
Polk County, Wisconsin. / 45.46°N 92.44°W / 45.46; -92.44. Polk County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,977. [2] Its county seat is Balsam Lake. [3] The county was created in 1853 and named for United States President James K. Polk. [4]
Five counties in Wisconsin have been renamed, but otherwise kept their same borders. [11] Bad Axe County existed from 1851 to 1862. It was named after the Bad Axe River and the Battle of Bad Axe. It was renamed to Vernon County in 1862. [12] Dallas County existed for 10 years, from 1859 to 1869.
The history of Wisconsin encompasses the story not only of the people who have lived in Wisconsin since it became a state of the U.S., but also that of the Native American tribes who made their homeland in Wisconsin, the French and British colonists who were the first Europeans to live there, and the American settlers who lived in Wisconsin when it was a territory.
In 1860, the nearby town of Albion had a population of 115 people, while Polk had 116. Shortly after, the railroad came through the outskirts of Polk, which boosted the town a bit. In 1880, Polk ...
The written history of Iowa begins with the proto-historic accounts of Native Americans by explorers such as Marquette and Joliet in the 1680s. Until the early 19th century Iowa was occupied exclusively by Native Americans and a few European traders, with loose political control by France and Spain. [1] [2] Iowa became part of the United States ...
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Wisconsin" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
At the time of contact with European explorers, their range covered most of Iowa. The Ho-Chunk ranged primarily east of the Mississippi in southern Wisconsin, the Ioway/Baxoje ranged in northern Iowa, the Otoe in central and southern Iowa, and the Missouria in far southern Iowa. All these tribes were also active during the historic period.