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The stand was started in 1909 by Pete Gokey, who owned a food cart he took to local events. [1] He served burgers, and in order to keep burgers not immediately sold from drying out while he kept them warm on the flattop would add water to the flattop; customers returning for a second burger remarked that the second -- watered -- burger was better than the first, and Gokey started poaching the ...
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.
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.
In the 1840s, the Hungarian nobleman Agoston Haraszthy came across sloped land across the Wisconsin River from what would be Prairie du Sac and planted it with grapevines for wine making. [2] During his short time in Wisconsin, Haraszthy also incorporated the state’s first village, Sauk City, across the Wisconsin River from his winery
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.
Main menu. move to sidebar hide. ... Prairie du Sac is a town and village in Sauk County, ... Wisconsin; Prairie du Sac (village), Wisconsin
The Tripp Memorial Library and Hall is a historic building at 565 Water Street in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin.The building was constructed in 1912–13 to serve as Prairie du Sac's public library and village hall; the library had previously occupied two rooms of a local hotel.
The butter burger originated in Wisconsin, most likely in Solly's Grille in Milwaukee. [15] Butter burgers are hamburgers with butter spread on the buns. Culver's is a midwestern fast casual food restaurant chain originally from Sauk City, Wisconsin and currently headquartered in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. Culver's is known for serving butter ...