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Algoma (/ æ l ˈ ɡ oʊ m ə / al-GOH-mə) [5] is a city in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,243 at the 2020 census . Algoma is part of the Green Bay metropolitan area .
Algoma is a town in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,822 at the 2010 census . [ 3 ] The unincorporated communities of Highland Shore , Leonards Point , Melrose Park, and Oakwood are located in the town.
Algoma: 138-foot wood-hulled 2-masted canal schooner, built in 1867 by William Keefe at Grand Island, New York. For most of her early years, she carried iron and coal to Chicago and Milwaukee, and grain back to Oswego. In May of 1881, hauling a load of coal from Oswego to Milwaukee, the neglected ship began taking on water and sank off Algoma.
Algoma Central Railway, Northern Ontario Algoma Central Corporation; Algoma Foundry and Machine Company, Algoma, Wisconsin, U.S. Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre, a prison in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada; Algoma University, Ontario, Canada; Essar Steel Algoma, formerly Algoma Steel, a Canadian steel producer
The Algoma Light or Algoma Pierhead Light is a lighthouse located near Algoma in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. The lighthouse was first established in 1893 as a set of range lights . It was rebuilt in 1908, at which time it was a conical tower built of 5 ⁄ 16 -inch (7.9 mm) steel plate, 8 feet (2.4 m) in diameter at the base and 7 feet (2.1 m ...
The Algoma School District is a school district serving the area around the city of Algoma in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. It covers approximately 68 square miles [1] in the northeasternmost section of the county. The school district consists of two schools: Algoma High School and Algoma Elementary School.
Winnebago County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.As of the 2020 census, the population was 171,730.Its county seat is Oshkosh. [2] It was named for the historic Winnebago people, a federally recognized Native American tribe now known as the Ho-Chunk Nation.
The Algoma Foundry and Machine Company was founded in 1883 as A. Hamacek and Company by Adolph and Anton Hamacek of Algoma Wisconsin. [1] The Company manufactured horse-drawn farm machinery for the regional market. However, on August 28, 1891, Adolph Hamacek left the business partnership and moved to nearby Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Anton ...