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Wisconsin Assembly, District 51
The 51st Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Located in southwest Wisconsin, the district comprises most of Lafayette County, Wisconsin, Lafayette County, as well as most of the southern half of Green County, Wisconsin, Green County, central and western Iowa County, Wisconsin, Iowa County, southwest Sauk County, Wisconsin, Sauk County, and part of southeast Richland County, Wisconsin, Richland County. It includes the cities of Darlington, Wisconsin, Darlington, Dodgeville, Wisconsin, Dodgeville, Mineral Point, Wisconsin, Mineral Point, Monroe, Wisconsin, Monroe, and Shullsburg, Wisconsin, Shullsburg, and the villages of Argyle, Wisconsin, Argyle, Avoca, Wisconsin, Avoca, Belmont, Wisconsin, Belmont, Cobb, Wisconsin, Cobb, Gratiot, Wisconsin, Gratiot, Highland, Iowa County, Wisconsin, Highland, Lime Ridge, Wisconsin, Lime Ridge, Lone Rock, Wisconsin, Lone Rock, Loganville, Wisconsin, Loganville, Plain, Wisconsin, Plain, Rewey, Wisc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avoca, Wisconsin
Avoca is a village in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 637 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is named after Avoca in Ireland. Geography Avoca is located at (43.183853, -90.325388). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 637 people, 261 households, and 169 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 347 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.4% White, 0.3% African American, 1.7% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population. There were 261 households, of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa County Courthouse (Wisconsin)
The Iowa County Courthouse is a stone courthouse in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. Built by Cornish immigrants in 1859, it is the oldest courthouse still in use in Wisconsin. The building houses the circuit court and government offices of Iowa County, Wisconsin. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. According to its 1971 NRHP nomination, its stonework is "superb". with History The present courthouse is the fourth to serve Iowa County. Three earlier courthouses had stood in Mineral Point. In a November 1858 election, a majority of voters chose to move the county seat to Dodgeville. Work to build the courthouse began in early 1859, with stonework by newly immigrated workmen from Cornwall, England. In the meantime, supporters of Mineral Point brought a lawsuit to contest its loss of the county seat. With the building still under construction on July 11, 1859, the Wisconsin Supreme Court annulled the 1858 county seat referendum on the grounds that insufficient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taliesin (studio)
Taliesin (), sometimes known as Taliesin East, Taliesin Spring Green, or Taliesin North after 1937, was the estate of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. An extended exemplar of the Prairie School of architecture, it is located south of the village of Spring Green, Wisconsin, United States. The property was developed on land that originally belonged to Wright's maternal family. With a selection of Wright's other work, Taliesin became a listed World Heritage Site in 2019, under the title, "The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright". Introduction Wright designed the main Taliesin home and studio after leaving his first wife and home in Oak Park, Illinois with his mistress, Mamah Borthwick. The design of the original building was consistent with the design principles of the Prairie School, emulating the flatness of the plains and the natural limestone outcroppings of Wisconsin's Driftless Area. The structure (which included agricultural and studio wings) was comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. He designed more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years. Wright played a key role in the architectural movements of the twentieth century, influencing architects worldwide through his works and hundreds of apprentices in his Taliesin Fellowship. Wright believed in designing in harmony with humanity and the environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture. This philosophy was exemplified in Fallingwater (1935), which has been called "the best all-time work of American architecture". Wright was the pioneer of what came to be called the Prairie School movement of architecture and also developed the concept of the Usonian home in Broadacre City, his vision for urban planning in the United States. He also designed original and innovative offices, churches, schools, skyscrapers, hotels, museums, and other commercial projects. Wright-designed inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring Green, Wisconsin
Spring Green is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ..., United States. The population was 1,628 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The village is located within the Spring Green (town), Wisconsin, Town of Spring Green. Geography Spring Green is located at (43.177268, -90.067277). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land. The Wisconsin River runs along the southern edge of the village. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,628 people, 690 households, and 433 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 753 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.5% White (U.S. Census), Whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rewey, Wisconsin
Rewey is a village in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 292 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. History A post office called Rewey has been in operation since the village was platted in 1880. The community was named for J. W. Rewey, the owner of the original town site. Geography Rewey is located at (42.842679, -90.396486). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 292 people, 119 households, and 73 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 129 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.7% White and 0.3% Native American. There were 119 households, of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plain, Wisconsin
Plain is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 773 at the 2010 census. Geography Plain is located at (43.277580, -90.044563). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land. History The village of Plain is located on Wisconsin Highway 23 and County Road B in the Township of Franklin. The area of Plain was originally known as Cramer's Corners after four Cramer brothers (John, Jeremiah, Adam and Solomon, Sr.) moved to the Plain area in the early 1850s. They came from Troy Township in Richland County, Ohio and Morrow County, Ohio. Joseph Cramer was originally from Letterkenny Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The Cramers are listed as land owners in the 1859 Town of Franklin map. This Cramer family should not be confused with the Kraemer rämerfamily from Irlach, Bavaria, Germany, who settled in Plain, Wisconsin, in 1867. Several rough buildings were erected and the area acquired the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loganville, Wisconsin
Loganville is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 300 at the 2010 census. The village was named for Chauncey P. Logan who built the first house in 1853. Geography Loganville is located at (43.439816, -90.037094). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 300 people, 126 households, and 82 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 139 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.0% White, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population. There were 126 households, of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lone Rock, Wisconsin
Lone Rock is a village in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 888 at the 2010 census. The village is named after a sandstone outcrop. History According to a sign near the site, "The Lone Rock - At one time a massive piece of sandstone stood a short distance from the north bank of the Wisconsin River. The rock became a landmark for early river raftsmen and was known as 'Lone Rock' from which the town took its name. The rock was cut and used for basements and foundations in the village. What is left of the rock is located west of Highway 130 across from Brace Park." The community was founded in 1856 and incorporated as a village in 1866. Among its best-known residents is Bertha E. Reynolds, or "Dr. Bertha," the physician who served the community in the early twentieth century. A park and street in Lone Rock honor Reynolds. Geography Lone Rock is located at (43.184165, -90.198384). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lime Ridge, Wisconsin
Lime Ridge is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 162 at the 2010 census. Geography Lime Ridge is located at (43.468074, -90.153701). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land. History The earliest settlers of Lime Ridge, as they arrived in the late 1850s, cleared the land of timber to plant crops, though others used the hardwood to make and sell railroad ties and stave bolts. The first post office was established in 1858. In 1867, Wesley Marsh opened a store, which was sold a few years later to John T. Pollock, and again in 1876 to Robert L. Bohn, an Ohio family that also built a dam and sawmill. Bohn bought hardwood timber from area farmers and converted it to barrel staves shipped to urban markets. Bohn also opened a hotel and in 1909 founded the State Bank of Lime Ridge. In 1874, the United Brethren opened a house of worship, used too by Baptists and Methodists in the community. In 1890, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highland, Iowa County, Wisconsin
Highland is a town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 797 at the 2000 census. The village of Highland is located within the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 64.9 square miles (168.0 km2), of which, 64.7 square miles (167.4 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2) of it (0.32%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 797 people, 278 households, and 224 families residing in the town. The population density was 12.3 people per square mile (4.8/km2). There were 332 housing units at an average density of 5.1 per square mile (2.0/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.00% White, 0.13% Native American, 0.13% Pacific Islander, and 0.75% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 278 households, out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were married couples ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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