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A gristmill was built on Whitewater creek, the resulting pond now called Cravath Lake. The town grew quickly when the first railroad line in Wisconsin passed through in 1853, but struggled when the two largest employers left town. [7] Whitewater was originally founded entirely by settlers who arrived there from New England.
Whitewater is a town in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,433 at the 2020 census. The population was 1,433 at the 2020 census. [ 1 ]
Wisconsin Municipalities map of counties, cities, villages, and towns. The administrative divisions of Wisconsin include counties, cities, villages and towns. In Wisconsin, all of these are units of general-purpose local government. There are also a number of special-purpose districts formed to handle regional concerns, such as school districts ...
Wisconsin Municipalities map of counties, cities, villages, and towns. Towns in Wisconsin are similar to civil townships in other states. For a more detailed discussion, see Administrative divisions of Wisconsin#Town. Frequently a village or city may have the same name as a town. As of 2006, Wisconsin had 1,260 towns, some with the same name.
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Whitewater Township, Hamilton County, Ohio Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name.
The term town is used in the U.S. state of Wisconsin in the same way as the term township is used in many other states. Towns are unincorporated minor civil divisions of counties . Wisconsin has 1,266 towns, which govern all parts of the state that are not included within the corporate boundaries of cities and villages.
Cravath Lake was created in the mid-1850s at the intersection point of Whitewater Creek and Spring Brook to power a gristmill that was built upon the creek. It is named after Prosper Cravath, one of Whitewater's first settlers. Over time the lake's use for industry gave way to recreation, and it currently hosts Cravath Lakefront Park and ...