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Prairie du Sac was so named because it 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.
Prairie du Sac: J. S. Tripp, a local banker, lawyer and public servant, donated funds to build a library and village hall. William Dresen and Alfred C. Clas designed it in Neoclassical style and it opened in 1913. [76] 60: A.G. Tuttle Estate: A.G. Tuttle Estate: November 6, 1980 : N. Elizabeth St.
East of Prairie du Sac on WI 188: Roxbury: Structures from German immigrant Peter Kehl's pioneer vineyard overlooking the Wisconsin River: 1857 barrel-vaulted wine cellar, [36] 1858 house with fine stonework, [37] and 1859 Italianate-styled brewery. [38]
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. [citation needed]
In the 1840s, the Hungarian nobleman Agoston Haraszthy came across sloped land across the Wisconsin River from what would be Prairie du Sac and planted it with grapevines for wine making. [2] During his short time in Wisconsin, Haraszthy also incorporated the state’s first village, Sauk City, across the Wisconsin River from his winery.
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The Honey Creek Swiss Rural Historic District is a national historic district in rural Sauk County, Wisconsin.The district encompasses 46 farms over 12 square miles (31 km 2) which were settled by Swiss Americans in the 1840s and 1850s.
Sauk City/Prairie du Sac – Cow Chip Throwing Capital of Wisconsin [1] Saukville – Saukville Will Work for You [1] Sayner-Star Lake – The Birthplace of the Snowmobile [1] [33] Seymour – Home of the Hamburger [1] Sheboygan. Bratwurst Capital of the World [1] [4] The City of Cheese, Chairs, and Children [34] Shiocton – Where Nature ...