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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.
Only remaining building from textile mill complex, designed by Claude & Starck in Prairie School style and built 1917-18. [38] In the 1920s, Island Woolen was the biggest employer in Sauk County. [39] 21: Lachmund Family House: Lachmund Family House
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.
People from Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin (9 P) R. ... People from Sauk City, Wisconsin (13 P) People from Spring Green, Wisconsin (24 P) People from Sumpter, Wisconsin ...
Sauk Prairie Eagle: Sauk City: Capital Newspapers/Lee Enterprises [4] Sauk Prairie Star: Sauk City News Publishing Co. Seymour Times-Press: Seymour: Gannett Shawano Leader: Shawano: Capital Newspapers/Lee Enterprises [4] Sheboygan Press: Sheboygan: Gannett Washburn County Register: Shell Lake: Inter-County Cooperative Publishing Association ...
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.
His grandsons, also businessmen, later carved lots from Joel's large parcel for their homes. [2] The houses include, in order of construction: The 1862 Italianate Joel S. Fisk House is at 123 N. Oakland Avenue, topped with a square cupola. [2] [3] Joel was a lawyer, postmaster, and register of deeds for the U.S. Land Office in Green Bay.
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.