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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. As of the 2020 census, the combined population of the two communities was 7,938.
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.
Prairie du Sac named because the area 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.
A house fire in Wisconsin killed six family members, authorities said Monday, adding that early indications are that the blaze was accidental. Emergency responders were called to a house fire in ...
Shortly after giving birth to her fifth child in 1871, Lisette drowned herself and the child in the Wisconsin River, leaving Otto to raise the remaining children. Hahn and his descendants owned the house until 1952, when the family sold it to Sauk City for use as a local history museum. [2]
Sauk City: Firehouse built in 1889, with hose-drying tower added in 1894. Also served as village hall. [40] The volunteer fire department had organized in 1854, the first in the state. [68] 49: Sauk City High School: Sauk City High School
The six family members who died in a Wisconsin house fire were a former pastor, two of his daughters and three of his granddaughters, authorities and church officials said. The Juneau County ...
Reedsburg is a city in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States, within the Baraboo micropolitan area. Its population in 2020 was 9,984. The city is surrounded by the Town of Reedsburg and is situated along the Baraboo River. Prior to the arrival of non-indigenous people in the 19th century, the region was home to groups of Ho-Chunk. Established ...