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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.
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]
The estate now known as Villa Louis began when Prairie du Chien trader and investor Hercules Dousman purchased land previously occupied by Fort Crawford. Dousman had the remains of the fort cleared away. In 1843, he built a large, brick Greek Revival house atop an Indian mound, which had been the site of the old fort's southeastern blockhouse ...
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 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. [citation needed]
Prairie du Sac J. S. Tripp, a local banker, lawyer and public servant, donated funds to build a library and village hall. William Dresen and Alfred C. Clas designed it in Neoclassical style and it opened in 1913.
An entirely new approach to domestic design, the Prairie School. ... Prairie House (Style Spotlight) Houzz. Updated July 14, 2016 at 6:41 PM. Prairie School house style. By Bud Dietrich, AIA
Prairie du Sac is a town and village in Sauk County, Wisconsin: Prairie du Sac (town), Wisconsin; Prairie du Sac (village), Wisconsin This page was last edited on 29 ...