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Ashland County, Wisconsin
Ashland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,027. Its county seat is Ashland. The county was formed on March 27, 1860, from La Pointe County. The county partly overlaps with the reservation of the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians. History Ashland County was named in honor of the Lexington estate of Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ... statesman Henry Clay, as one of the founders of the city of Ashland was an admirer of Clay. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (54%) is water. It is the second-largest county in Wisconsin by total area. The Apostle Islands are a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Clay
Henry Clay (April 12, 1777June 29, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate, U.S. Senate and United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives. He was the seventh Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, House speaker as well as the ninth United States Secretary of State, secretary of state. He unsuccessfully ran for president in the 1824 United States presidential election, 1824, 1832 United States presidential election, 1832, and 1844 United States presidential election, 1844 elections. He helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party (United States), Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the "Great Compromiser" and was part of the "Great Triumvirate" of Congressmen, alongside fellow Whig Daniel Webster and Democratic Party (United States), Democrat John C. Calhoun. Clay was born in Hanover County, Virginia, Virginia, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron County, Wisconsin
Iron County is a county (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 6,137, making it the third-least populous county in Wisconsin. Its county seat is Hurley, Wisconsin, Hurley. It was named for the valuable iron ore found within its borders. The county overlaps with small parts of the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Bad River and Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Lac du Flambeau Indian reservations. The county is considered a high-recreation retirement destination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (18%) is water. Adjacent counties * Vilas County, Wisconsin, Vilas County - east, southeast * Price County, Wisconsin, Price County - southwest * Ashland County, Wisconsin, Ashland County - west * Gogebic County, Mich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highway 112 (Wisconsin)
State Trunk Highway 112 (often called Highway 112, STH-112 or WIS 112) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig .... It runs in a north–south in northwest Wisconsin from Marengo to Ashland. Route description Starting at WIS 13 north of Marengo, WIS 112 starts to travel westward. After over of traveling westward, it then turns northward north of Sanborn. After crossing the river, it then intersects WIS 118. Continuing north, it then encounters the John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport, then enters the city of Ashland, and then intersects WIS 137 before it intersects US 2/WIS 13. At that point, the route ends there. Major intersections See also * References External links *{{Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highway 77 (Wisconsin)
State Trunk Highway 77 (often called Highway 77, STH-77 or WIS 77) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs east–west in northwest Wisconsin from the Minnesota border near Danbury to just west of the Michigan border in Hurley. The highway was first designated in 1920 and was extended to the current routing sometime between 1948 and 1956. Route description The highway begins at the Minnesota state line along the St. Croix River as a continuation of MIN 48 and runs east from it. The highway passes by County Trunk Highway (CTH) F in Danbury and begins a concurrency with WIS 35 in the east of Danbury. The concurrency runs northeastward along the St. Croix River until the highway leaves the concurrency and runs eastward from it. The highway passes by a large amount of lakes and then curves to the north, meeting US 53 and its business route in Minong. It then runs east from it, intersecting with CTH-G. Between CTH-G and CTH-M, the highway runs southea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highway 13 (Wisconsin)
State Trunk Highway 13 (often called Highway 13, STH-13 or WIS 13) is a state highway running north–south across northwest and central Wisconsin. WIS 13 serves as a major north–south route connecting the communities of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin Rapids, Marshfield and Ashland. WIS 13 is part of the Lake Superior Circle Tour from its northern/western terminus to Ashland at is eastern junction with U.S. Highway 2 (US 2). The road also provides access to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore off the Lake Superior shoreline at Bayfield. The highway is two-lane surface road with the exception of various urban multilane road sections. Route description Wisconsin Dells to Marshfield WIS 13 begins at Interstate 90/ Interstate 94 (I-90/I-94) and passes east through Wisconsin Dells as an urban multilane highway, crossing US 12 and merging with WIS 16 and WIS 23 east through the city. WIS 13 then turns north, while WI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US 2
U.S. Route 2 or U.S. Highway 2 (US 2) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway spanning across the northern continental United States. US 2 consists of two segments connected by various roadways in southern Canada. Unlike some routes, which are disconnected into segments because of encroaching Interstate Highways, the two portions of US 2 were designed to be separate in the original 1926 highway plan. The western segment of US 2 begins at an interchange with Interstate 5 (I-5) and State Route 529 (Maple Street) in Everett, Washington, and ends at I-75 in St. Ignace, Michigan. The eastern segment of US 2 begins at US 11 in Rouses Point, New York, and ends at I-95 in Houlton, Maine. As its number indicates, it is the northernmost east–west U.S. Highway in the country. It is the lowest primary-numbered east–west U.S. Highway, whose numbers otherwise end in zero, and was so numbered to avoid a US 0. Sections o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gogebic County, Michigan
Gogebic County ( or ) is a County (United States), county in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 14,380. The county seat is Bessemer, Michigan, Bessemer. Gogebic County is the List of extreme points of U.S. states and territories, westernmost county in Michigan, and is one of four Michigan counties within the Central Time Zone. Gogebic County borders Wisconsin to the south, and has a shoreline on Lake Superior to the north. Gogebic County has long been territory of the Lake Superior Chippewa. The Lac Vieux Desert Indian Reservation is located within Gogebic County. History Gogebic County was organized in 1887, partitioned from Ontonagon County, Michigan, Ontonagon County. The county's name derives from a lake of the same name, which was originally rendered ''Agogebic''. Sources agree that the name is from Ojibwe language, Ojibwe, but differ on the original meanin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontonagon County, Michigan
Ontonagon County ( ) is a County (United States), county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 5,816, making it Michigan's third-least populous county. The county seat is Ontonagon, Michigan, Ontonagon. The county was set off in 1843, and organized in 1848. Its territory had been organized as part of Chippewa County, Michigan, Chippewa and Mackinac County, Michigan, Mackinac counties. With increasing population in the area, more counties were organized. After Ontonagon was organized, it was split to create Gogebic County, Michigan, Gogebic County. It is also the westernmost county in United States that lies within the Eastern Time Zone. History In 1843, Michigan's Upper Peninsula was divided into Mackinac County, Michigan, Mackinac, Chippewa County, Michigan, Chippewa, Marquette County, Michigan, Marquette, Schoolcraft County, Michigan, Schoolcraft, Delta County, Michigan, Delta, and Ontonag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cook County, Minnesota
Cook County is the easternmost County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 5,600, making it Minnesota's seventh-least populous county. Its county seat is Grand Marais, Minnesota, Grand Marais. The Grand Portage Indian Reservation is in the county. History Ojibwe people were early inhabitants of this area. The first non-indigenous people to explore the area were French fur traders, a few of whom settled in the area. By the 1830s, the French population was a few dozen. In the 1830s, settlers began arriving from New England and from upstate New York (state), New York. The completion of the Erie Canal (1825) and the settling of the Black Hawk War (1831) made migration easier. Most of Cook County's 1830s settlers came from Orange County, Vermont and Down East, Down East Maine (modern day Washington County, Maine, Washington County and Hancock County, Maine, Hancock County). Most were fishermen a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
