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The university opened in the fall of 1968, [4] as a freshman-sophomore campus as part of the University of Wisconsin Colleges system. [5] The university is jointly owned by the UW system, Sauk County, and City of Baraboo. [6]
University of Wisconsin–Platteville (UW–Platteville or UW Platt) is a public university in Platteville, Wisconsin, United States. Part of the University of Wisconsin System , it offers bachelor's and master's degrees across three colleges and enrolls approximately 6,500 students as of 2022.
The first Franciscan hospital in Racine, St. Mary's Hospital, was opened in 1882. Its first permanent building was constructed in 1889 at 16th Street and Campbell (now Grand) Avenue. The site was expanded numerous times to accommodate more services, in 1897, 1906, and 1933.
Jerome Case, inventor; Albert J. Dremel, founder of the Dremel company Matthew M. Fox (1911–1964), vice president of Universal Pictures; George N. Gillett Jr., owner of the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey team; co-owner of Premier League team, Liverpool F.C. and the NASCAR auto racing team Gillett Evernham Motorsports
It was the home for the Horlick - Racine Legion, [3] [4] a member of the NFL from 1922 to 1924, and the Racine Tornadoes, [5] an NFL team in 1926. Now the Racine Raiders , a minor league team in the Mid-States Football League, call Horlick Field their home.
This soon became too crowded, and in 1955, a new school building opened to hold the burgeoning number of pupils. [5] By the 1980s, the St. John's was thriving, but the parish was struggling to pay its bills and was being subsidized by the school. [5] In 1985 the Archdiocese demoted St. John's parish to a chapel, and closed the school for good. [5]
Racine's old downtown, including the 1849 Italianate Durand and Hill Block, the 1857 Italian Renaissance Revival McClurg building, the 1880 Werner saloon and tailor shop, the 1891 Queen Anne-styled Mrvicka/Pabst saloon, the 1907 Engine House No 5, the 1915 Prairie Style YMCA, the 1919 Neoclassical Manufacturer's National Bank, the 1924 Chicago ...
Lawrence Henry Smith (September 15, 1892 – January 22, 1958) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Racine, Wisconsin. He served 16 years in the United States House of Representatives , representing Wisconsin's 1st congressional district from 1941 until his death in 1958.