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Prairie du Chien (/ ˌ p r ɛər i d u ˈ ʃ iː n / PRAIR-ee doo SHEEN) is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,506 at the 2020 census. [2] Often called Wisconsin's second-oldest city, Prairie du Chien was established as a European settlement by French voyageurs in the late 17th ...
Lac Courte Oreilles (/ l ə ˈ k uː d ər eɪ / lə-KOO-də-ray) [1] is a large freshwater lake located in northwest Wisconsin in Sawyer County in townships 39 and 40 north, ranges 8 and 9 west. It is irregular in shape, having numerous peninsulas and bays, and is approximately six miles long in a southwest to northeast direction and with a ...
Prairie du Chien is a town in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 957 at the 2020 census. The City of Prairie du Chien is located partially within the town. The unincorporated community of White Corners is also located in the town.
The estate now known as Villa Louis began when Prairie du Chien trader and investor Hercules Dousman purchased land previously occupied by Fort Crawford. Dousman had the remains of the fort cleared away. In 1843, he built a large, brick Greek Revival house atop an Indian mound, which had been the site of the old fort's southeastern blockhouse ...
Crawford County is a county in the southwest part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census , the population was 16,113. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Prairie du Chien .
Fort Crawford was an outpost of the United States Army located in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, during the 19th century. The army's occupation of Prairie du Chien spanned the existence of two fortifications, both of them named Fort Crawford. The first of was occupied from 1816 to 1832, the second from 1832 to 1856.
Prairie du Chien may refer to: Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, a city located inside the larger town of Prairie du Chien; Prairie du Chien (town), Wisconsin; Prairie du Chien (play), a 1979 play by David Mamet; Battle of Prairie du Chien, a battle during the War of 1812; Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport; Prairie du Chien Area School District
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