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This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. National Historic Landmarks are designated by the U.S. National Park Service, which recognizes buildings, structures, districts, objects, and sites which satisfy certain criteria for historic significance. There are 45 National Historic Landmarks in Wisconsin.
The city of Wisconsin Dells was founded in 1856 by the Wisconsin Hydraulic Company, a dam-building and real estate investment business. The town was originally named Kilbourn City for Byron Kilbourn , the president of the La Crosse & Milwaukee Railroad Company , which was then preparing to build a railroad across the Wisconsin River to connect ...
This is a list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin. There are over 2,500 listed sites in Wisconsin . Each of the state's 72 counties has at least one listing on the National Register .
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This farm was the site of the New London City Fair in the late 1800s. It was later sold to the George Thern family who mostly farmed dairy and honey. Now an intact example of an early 20th century farm, with an 1891 gabled-ell house and wood frame outbuildings. [80] [81] 47: James Tompkins House: James Tompkins House: April 3, 1986 : 523 S ...
The approval of Wisconsin's new legislative maps was one of last week's biggest political stories in the state — and even nationwide, with former President Barack Obama and the New York Times ...
A Marquette University Law School poll released last month showed that 5% of registered Wisconsin voters listed health care as their most important issue — but 49% of voters saw Harris as better ...
[1] [35] Many of Wisconsin's family farms have been closing down, due to increased competition from large factory farms. [36] Since 2005, about half of the dairy farms have closed, [37] leaving Wisconsin with 7000 dairy farms in 2020. [3] Rising tariffs on dairy products have also been a major contributor to the decrease in productivity in ...