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Petrifying Springs Park is located on the northside of Kenosha, with parts extending into the neighboring village of Somers. [144] Developed within a northern hardwood forest, the 350-acre park includes hiking trails, an 18-hole golf course, [145] and a Biergarten. [146] [147] Kenosha has been a Tree City USA since 1982. [148]
In April 1966 a site-selection committee chose a 690-acre (280 ha) parcel of rolling farmland and woods near Petrifying Springs Park in Kenosha County as the site of the new southeastern University of Wisconsin campus, from around half a dozen alternative options. On April 21, 1966, UW–Madison history professor Irvin Wyllie chose the name ...
Kenosha: 2-story cream brick house built in 1842. There in 1850 John MacCaffary drowned his wife Bridget in a backyard cistern. The following year he was convicted of murder. His botched hanging gave the final push toward abolition of the death penalty in Wisconsin. [12] [13] 18: Rosinco: Rosinco: July 18, 2001 : 12 miles (19 km) east of Kenosha
Richard Bong State Recreation Area is a 4,515-acre (1,827 ha) unit of the state park system of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is located in the town of Brighton , in Kenosha County . This managed prairie contains 8.3 miles (13 km) of mountain bike trails.
Wisconsin became the first state to have a state park in 1878 [1] when it formed "The State Park". The park consisted of 760 square miles (2,000 km 2) in northern Wisconsin (most of present-day Vilas County). [2] The state owned 50,631 acres (205 km 2), which was less than 10% of the total area. [2] There were few residents in the area.
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.
Prior to 1992, WIS 142 extended from I-94/US-41 along what is called Washington Road into Kenosha. WIS 142 ended at WIS 32 (Sheridan Road) on Kenosha's north side. In 1992, WisDOT turned the eastern section back to city and county control. The section is now known as County Highway S.
Kenosha: April 30, 1891: Barren: Site of one of the area's earliest post offices; now part of the city of Kenosha. Bagdad: Forest: 45°39′22″N 88°42′13″W: Belmont [1] [2] Lafayette: 40°46'7"N 90°22'49"W: 1836: 1837 First Wisconsin territorial capital; abandoned after one session. Located about three miles NW of the present town of ...