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The company was founded by Forest City, Iowa businessman John K. Hanson in February 1958. At the time, the town, located in Winnebago County, Iowa, was undergoing an economic downturn, so Hanson and a group of community leaders convinced a California firm, Modernistic Industries, to open a travel trailer factory in a bid to revive the local economy.
Unusual appearance created many nicknames, including "Winnebago", "football helmet", or "Darth Vader" [15] (or less kind). 375 1987-2005 on-highway (Class 7/8) First Peterbilt aerodynamic conventional; similar in concept to the Kenworth T600 and is the daycab version of the Peterbilt 377 that carry's lighter loads
Lillian St. Cyr, known by her stage name of Red Wing (1884–1974), is a Winnebago actress of the silent film era. Ho-Chunk, Inc. is the tribe's corporation; it provides construction services, professional services, and business and consumer products. [13]
The GMC Motorhome is a recreational vehicle that was manufactured by the GMC Truck & Coach Division of General Motors for model years 1973–1978 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA — as the only complete motorhome built by a major auto/truck manufacturer.
The New Flyer Xcelsior is a line of transit buses available in 35-foot rigid, 40-foot rigid, and 60-foot articulated nominal lengths manufactured by New Flyer Industries since 2008.
The first post office at Winnebago was established in 1867, [5] within the Winnebago Reservation established primarily in Thurston County, Nebraska. Both were named for the federally recognized Winnebago tribe, [6] whose name for themselves in their own language is transliterated as Ho-Chunk.
Winnebago County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 285,350 making it the seventh most populous county in Illinois behind Cook County and its five surrounding collar counties. Its county seat is Rockford. [1] Winnebago County is the central county of the Rockford metropolitan ...
The construction of Boldt Castle ceased abruptly in early 1904 after the death of Boldt's wife, Louise Kehrer Boldt. [2] Boldt never returned to Heart Island, but continued to spend summers in the Thousand Islands until his death in 1916. For 73 years, the castle and other stone structures were left exposed to the harsh winter weather and ...