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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]
The Wisconsin River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.At approximately 430 miles (692 km) long, it is the state's longest river. The river's name was first recorded in 1673 by Jacques Marquette as "Meskousing" from his Indian guides - most likely Miami for "river running through a red place."
The Great Pinery Heritage Waterway hosts informative signs, pictured on June 20, 2024, that provide historical facts and local information at the landings along its 108-mile route.
Location within the state of Wisconsin Coordinates: 44°18′1″N 89°53′24″W / 44.30028°N 89.89000°W / 44.30028; -89 Point Basse refers to both a sharp bend in the Wisconsin River near present day Nekoosa, Wisconsin , as well as to a nearby historic village downstream from the point itself, the village no longer being in ...
From Wisconsin Rapids to Nekoosa the river drops vertically 300 ft in just five miles and requires four dams. Rock outcroppings on the east side of the river at the Centralia dam, at the Bulls Eye Country Club and across the river from Port Edwards, suggest ancient flooding before the dams were built and the river reminds residents almost every ...
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.
The film focuses on the Bad River Ojibwe Tribe’s fight for treaty rights and sovereignty in Wisconsin for nearly the last 200 years.
In Nekoosa, WIS 73 has a junction with WIS 173. WIS 73 follows roughly along the west bank of the Wisconsin River into Port Edwards, where it meets with WIS 54. WIS 54 is cosigned with WIS 73 along the west bank of the Wisconsin River as they enter Wisconsin Rapids's southwest side. At Riverview Expressway, they meet with WIS 13.