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Waunakee – Waunakee is called Wanąǧi [wa-na-GHEE] in the Hocąk language, meaning "spirit", as in a spirit which has departed from the body. I was told by a tribal colleague that it was given this name due to the spirits who can sometimes be heard there at night, singing.
The preference of hogan construction and use is still very popular among the Navajos, although the use of it as a home shelter dwindled through the 1900s, due mainly to the requirement by many Navajos to acquire homes built through government and lender funding – which largely ignored the hogan and traditional styles – in preference for HUD-standardized construction.
Name in English Name in Navajo County Population [1]; Alamo: Tʼiistoh Socorro, NM: 1,150 Aneth: Tʼáá Bííchʼį́įdii San Juan, UT: 598 Beclabito: Bitłʼááh Bitoʼ
Early Wisconsin airport, opened in 1922 by the four Larson brothers, with the original sod landing field and a hangar constructed with barn-building techniques. The Larsons were the first agency in Wisconsin to sell government-approved planes. [69] 42: Lasley's Point Site: Lasley's Point Site: September 6, 1979 : 5900 Lasley Point Road [70] [71
"Powers Bluff Native American Pictures," State Historical Society of Wisconsin, accession number M95-186, is a compilation of scrapbooks compiled by Dr. Alphonse Gerend around 1920. It contains old photos of people, homes and the dance rings on the bluff. A copy is in the Lester Public Library in Arpin.
Residential district with 33 contributing properties, including many of the earliest elaborate homes in the city. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] These include the 1859 Italianate Laverty-Martindale house, [ 4 ] the 1871 Italian Villa-styled Webb-Withee house, [ 5 ] the 1874 Italianate Governor George Peck house, [ 6 ] the 1884 Stick style Frank Burton house, [ 7 ...
These are the venues Wisconsin's major sports teams have called home, both now and in the past. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
Large working-class neighborhood southwest of Janesville's downtown, with some stylish homes on the north built by early businessmen near their interests downtown, and the other historic homes mostly modest working class built from the 1840s to 1930. [203] 97: Orfordville Depot: Orfordville Depot: October 13, 1988 : Beloit St.