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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.
U.S. Highway 12 (US 12 or Highway 12) in the U.S. state of Wisconsin runs east–west across the western to southeast portions of the state. It enters from Minnesota running concurrently with Interstate 94 (I-94) at Hudson, parallels the Interstate to Wisconsin Dells, and provides local access to cities such as Menomonie, Eau Claire, Black River Falls, Tomah, and Mauston.
It was formed by the construction of the Prairie du Sac Dam, which was begun in 1911 and completed in 1914. It is part of the Wisconsin River system of reservoirs. The lake has a maximum depth of 24 feet (7.3 m). [2] It has an area of 7,197 acres (29.13 km 2). [2]
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 ...
Sauk City is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States, located along the Wisconsin River.The population was 3,518 as of the 2020 census.The first incorporated village in the state, [6] the community was founded by Agoston Haraszthy and his business partner, Robert Bryant in the 1840s.
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]
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.
Town of Prairie du Sac: US 12 west – Baraboo: Western end of US 12 concurrency: Sauk City: US 12 east / WIS 78 south – Madison, Mazomanie: Eastern end of US 12 concurrency; western end of WIS 78 concurrency: Prairie du Sac: WIS 78 north – Merrimac: Eastern end of WIS 78 concurrency: Columbia: Town of West Point: WIS 188 south – Roxbury