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The Gilbert M. Simmons Memorial Library is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States, and is a location of the Kenosha Public Library (KPL). KPL consists of 4 locations, an Outreach department, and is a member of both the Kenosha County Library System (KCLS) [2] and the SHARE Consortium. [3] The Simmons Memorial Library was added to the ...
October 24, 1980. (#80000144) 5810 8th Avenue. 42°34′57″N 87°49′14″W / 42.5825°N 87.8206°W / 42.5825; -87.8206 (Boys and Girls Library) Kenosha. Neogothic -style Unitarian church built in 1907. Bought by the city in 1926 to become a children's library, then reclaimed as a Unitarian church in 1993.
Capital punishment in Wisconsin was abolished in 1853. Wisconsin was one of the earliest United States jurisdictions to abolish capital punishment, and is the only state that has performed only one execution in its history. Since its admission to the Union in 1848, as the 30th State, the only execution carried out in Wisconsin was the botched ...
The county has a direct rail link to Chicago via Metra's Union Pacific / North Line. Since 2000, the county saw a population increase of 12.6%, higher than the overall Wisconsin growth of 6.0%. [4] According to Business Insider, Kenosha County is an exurb and benefits as part of the Chicago metropolitan area. [5] In 2022, Kenosha County was ...
78000110. Added to NRHP. January 31, 1978. The John McCaffary House is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States. It was built in 1842 and was the site of the murder of Bridget McCaffary by her husband, John McCaffary. He was the first and only person executed by the State of Wisconsin before it abolished the death penalty in 1853.
On July 23, 1850, [5] Bridgett McCaffary (née McKean) [6] was drowned in a backyard cistern in Kenosha, a newly incorporated town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. John McCaffary, an immigrant farmer from Ireland, [7] was arrested and charged with the murder of his wife. His trial began on May 6, 1851, and on May 23, 1851, the jury convicted him ...
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Kenosha County, Wisconsin" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Show map of Wisconsin Show map of the United States Show all. Interactive map showing Third Avenue Historic District. Location. Along Third Ave. between 61st and 66th Sts., Kenosha, Wisconsin. Coordinates. 42°34′35″N 87°48′52″W. / 42.57639°N 87.81444°W / 42.57639; -87.81444. Area. 21 acres (8.5 ha)