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Daniel Whitney built the first sawmill on the Wisconsin River here at Whitney's Rapids in 1831 making Nekoosa the birthplace of Wood County. From this first harnessing of the river's power developed scores of power facilities making the Wisconsin River the hardest worked river in the world." [Point Basse historical marker, erected 1963] [9]
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.
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.
Monica and Christopher Anderson are working to open Evolution Throwing Co. next month at 331 12 th Ave. S. in Wisconsin Rapids.. The couple said they’re aiming to host a soft opening in mid-June.
These are the top business stories of 2023 in the Wisconsin Rapids area. Wisconsin Rapids' top business stories of 2023: Former Shopko building, Herschleb's, Noodles & Co., Kwik Trip and more Skip ...
Wisconsin Rapids (ISW) non-directional beacon, 215 kHz, is located on field. For the 12-month period ending June 11, 2024, the airport had 11,550 aircraft operations, an average of 32 per day: 91% general aviation, 9% air taxi and less than 1% military. In August 2024, there were 33 aircraft based at this airport: 29 single-engine and 4 multi ...
River City Cab serves Wisconsin Rapids and areas within 5 miles of city limits. It is largely funded by state and federal grants and management contracts are awarded based on criteria determined ...
State Trunk Highway 80 (abbreviated as Highway 80, STH-80 or WIS 80) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.It runs north–south in southwest and west central Wisconsin from just south of Marshfield, near the geographic center of the state to the Illinois border near Hazel Green.