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Prairie du Chien (/ ˌ p r ɛər i d u ˈ ʃ iː n / PRAIR-ee doo SHEEN) is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,506 at the 2020 census. [2] Often called Wisconsin's second-oldest city, Prairie du Chien was established as a European settlement by French voyageurs in the late 17th ...
Prairie du Chien is a town in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 957 at the 2020 census . The City of Prairie du Chien is located partially within the town.
The estate now known as Villa Louis began when Prairie du Chien trader and investor Hercules Dousman purchased land previously occupied by Fort Crawford. Dousman had the remains of the fort cleared away. In 1843, he built a large, brick Greek Revival house atop an Indian mound, which had been the site of the old fort's southeastern blockhouse ...
Prairie du Chien: Part of the house is constructed in a French colonial technique of vertical timbers with horizontal poles mortised between, probably built around 1820. [20] Strange Powers is the name of an early owner. 18: Prairie du Chien City Hall: Prairie du Chien City Hall: October 16, 2002 : 207 West Blackhawk Avenue
Pages in category "Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
During 1827, while no troops remained in Prairie du Chien, a group of hostile Winnebago Indians led by chief Red Bird murdered a family of settlers near the abandoned fort. This incident was the start of the Winnebago War of 1827. The federal government ordered the return of soldiers to Prairie du Chien.
Prairie du Chien opened its first public school in 1846, though private schools operated as far back as the 1810s. The town built the Old Rock School in 1858 after outgrowing its original schoolhouse, as its population grew rapidly in the 1850s.
The Francois Vertefeuille House is located in the Town of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, United States.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1] It is one of the oldest buildings in Wisconsin, and is designated as the oldest building in the state still located on its original site.