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The name Amherst was established in 1853 by Adam Uline, after General Jeffery Amherst of Revolutionary fame and the fact he was native of Amherst, Nova Scotia. [7] The first known settler of Amherst was John F. Hillstrom, who arrived in 1851, while John and A. P. Een follow closely behind, arriving in August 1852.
Amherst is home to the area's Telephone, Internet & Television company, named Amherst Telephone Company/Tomorrow Valley Communication. Amherst Telephone Company was incorporated on July 3, 1903. Capital to form the new company was provided by 62 area residents who pledged $25 each to buy a share of stock.
Amherst Junction is located at (44.469523, -89.316827 [ 8 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 1.22 square miles (3.16 km 2 ), of which, 1.21 square miles (3.13 km 2 ) of it is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km 2 ) is water.
ZipRecruiter was founded in 2010 by Ian Siegel, [15] Joe Edmonds, Ward Poulos and Will Redd. [16] [17]In June 2015, as the company began growing, they opened an R&D center in Israel and in 2018, claimed to have developed an artificial intelligence algorithm to increase the accuracy of job seeker/employer matches.
The World's Largest Round Barn was built in 1916 and is part of the grounds for the annual Central Wisconsin State Fair. In 1851 and 1853, when the area was still forested, surveyors working for the U.S. government marked all the section corners in the 6 by 6 miles (9.7 by 9.7 km) square which now includes Marshfield, Hewitt, and Cameron, working on foot with compass and chain.
Today, Kenosha is home to one semi-professional football team formed in 2007, the Kenosha Cougars. [133] They play in the Northern Lights Football League (NLFL). [134] The Bradford High School Red Devils won a state football championship in 2011. [135] The Tremper High School Trojans have won three state championships - in 1979, 1980, and 1991.
The two-vehicle crash happened about 4:20 a.m. Wednesday on Portage County B in the town of Amherst. The semi driver received minor injuries.
Buena Vista is a town in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.The population was 1,198 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Coddington and Keene are located within the town.