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Wausau's favorable location on the Wisconsin River was partly responsible for its survival. The economy was diversified in the early 20th century, led by Employers Insurance of Wausau, now a part of Liberty Mutual. Its logo, first introduced in 1954, was the downtown Milwaukee Road railroad depot set against the backdrop of the community's skyline.
State Trunk Highway 17 (often called Highway 17, STH-17 or WIS 17) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.The highway is a secondary route in northeastern Wisconsin that directly connects Rhinelander, Eagle River and the central and eastern parts of Michigan's Upper Peninsula with Wausau, Wisconsin and points south and west.
WIS 16 (Cass Street) / US 14 west / US 61 north / Great River Road / Alt. I-90 east – La Crescent: Cass St. is a one-way street; southern terminus of northbound US 53; I-90 Alt. follows US 14/WI 16 west (Cass St.); road continues north from US 14/US 61/GRR (4th Street) WIS 35 south (George Street) Southern end of WIS 35 overlap: 4: 6.4
US 51 enters Wisconsin in Beloit on Broad Street as a four-lane divided highway but immediately merges into a two-lane urban road. The route turns right onto Pleasant Street and begins running along the Rock River. The road passes Beloit College and crosses Wisconsin Highway 81 (WIS 81) before leaving Beloit and going toward Janesville.
It then enters Wausau as Stewart Street, crossing the Wisconsin River into downtown. In downtown Wausau, WIS 52 runs on one-way streets in a loop around the central business district; the eastbound lanes join Business US 51 northbound, run around the Wausau Center shopping mall, and then back north via 6th Street.
Wausau: 8-story commercial hotel designed in Classical Revival style by Holabird & Roche of Chicago and built in 1925, with eight retail stores at street level and 257 guest rooms above, aimed at travelers of all social classes. [34] 16: Maine Site (47MR22) July 19, 1984 : Address Restricted: Brokaw
Viewed from the sky, the house resembles a musical note. The client owned a Wausau music store, and later founded the broadcasting company Midwest Communications through his ownership of WRIG radio. [2] The home also has perforated boards on the clerestories "represent the rhythm of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony Allegro con brio first theme." [3]
Merrill is located at (45.182569, -89.69559), [8] along the Wisconsin River at its confluence with the Prairie According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 8.08 square miles (20.93 km 2 ), of which, 7.5 square miles (19.42 km 2 ) is land and 0.58 square miles (1.50 km 2 ) is water.