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Fond du Lac (/ ˈ f ɒ n d ə l æ k / ⓘ) is a city in and the county seat of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States, located at the southern end of Lake Winnebago. The population was 44,678 at the 2020 census. [ 4 ]
Fond du Lac: Part of Fond du Lac's old downtown, including the 1852 Greek Revival Schmidt Sample Room, [66] where Carrie Nation smashed a whiskey bottle with her hatchet in 1902, the 1876 Italianate Radford-Reinig block, [67] and the 1925 Classical Revival/Beaux Arts Fischer Theater. [68] [69] 27: Northern Casket Company Building: Northern ...
Fond du Lac was originally incorporated as a village in 1847 before Wisconsin statehood. Fond du Lac was re-incorporated as a city in 1852. [1] In 1915, Fond du Lac switched to a city commission form of government with a mayor and two at-large commissioners. [2] The office of mayor was abolished in 1958 when Fond du Lac adopted the council ...
More history: Leap Day headlines. Feb. 29, 1972: A Fond du Lac food co-operative, called The People's Co-Op, announced the formation of its committees, one step closer to the co-op's fruition ...
Isaac Brown (June 4, 1811 – 1883) was an American construction contractor, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the 3rd mayor of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and represented central Fond du Lac County in the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1856 term.
The front page of this Mar. 3, 1937 issue of the Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter features the dedication of the new post office on First Street, which replaced the 1905 building in the same ...
Oct. 26, 1981: Two of the oldest buildings in Fond du Lac, dating back more than 100 years, were razed by adjacent First Wisconsin National Bank of Fond du Lac on Main Street. The four-story ...
Fond du Lac County (/ ˈ f ɒ n d ə l æ k / ⓘ) is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.As of the 2020 census, the population was 104,154. [2] Its county seat is Fond du Lac. [3] The county was created in the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and later organized in 1844. [4]