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Arnott, Wisconsin
Arnott is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community located in Stockton, Wisconsin, Stockton, Portage County, Wisconsin, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. It is situated at the intersection of County Hwys. B and J. History In 1872, the Green Bay and Western Railroad laid tracks through a portion of Arnott. During 1881 and 1882, William Arnott (politician), William Arnott, Joseph Bremmer, and Calvin Richmond canvassed the countryside, raising money to build a railroad depot. The depot and the settlement around it were named after Arnott, a local farmer who served as chairman of the town of Stockton and the Portage County Board and who was elected to the Wisconsin Legislature in 1876. Geography Arnott is located in central Wisconsin, approximately four miles east of Plover, Wisconsin, Plover, four miles south-southwest of Custer, Wisconsin, Custer, and seven miles west of Amherst, Wisconsin, Amherst (Lat: 44° 27' 26.0", Lon: -89° 26' 48.5"). Economy Arnott has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as the military). There are many unincorporated communities and areas in the United States and Canada, but many countries do not use the concept of an unincorporated area. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut Province, Chubut, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Formosa Province, Formosa, Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Río Negro Province, Río Negro, San Luis Province, San Luis, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán Province, Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only local go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Page
Charles Page (June 2, 1860 – December 27, 1926) was a businessman and important philanthropist in the early history of Tulsa, Oklahoma. After his father died when Page was an 11-year-old boy in Wisconsin, he left school early to try to help support his mother and siblings. He had years of struggle before succeeding in business and striking oil in 1905 in Oklahoma. Wanting to help other widows and children, in 1911 Page founded the Sand Springs Home. Concurrently, he founded the city of Sand Springs, Oklahoma as a model community to support the home, attracting industry and businesses. In 1987 he was posthumously inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame. Early life and family Charles Page was born on June 2 in 1860 or 1861 in Arnott, Wisconsin, near Stevens Point, to James William and Mary (Gottrey) Page. His mother's family were German and immigrated from Alsace in the 1830s. His father was an American of Scottish and French descent. He was one of eight children and his oldest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amherst, Wisconsin
Amherst is a village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,117 in the 2020 census. Amherst is at the core of the Tomorrow Valley area. History The name Amherst was established in 1853 by Adam Uline, after General Jeffery Amherst of Revolutionary fame and the fact he was native of Amherst, Nova Scotia. The first known settler of Amherst was John F. Hillstrom, who arrived in 1851, while John and A. P. Een follow closely behind, arriving in August 1852. Geography 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 1,035 people, 434 households, and 274 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 471 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.9% White, 0.3% African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Custer, Wisconsin
Custer is an unincorporated community located in the town of Stockton, in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. History The origin of the communities name is not confirmed but general consensus is it was named after Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer, who was defeated during the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876. The Custer post office was established in December 1876, just six months after the Battle of Little Big Horn. The community was originally called "Dawson." The only evidence for this name comes from an August 8, 1854, land deed, which records the sale of a large piece of land near St. Mary's Church to Michael Dawson. There is no biographical information about him in St. Mary’s documents, though there was a Michael Dawson that was elected to the town of Hull board in 1859 and to the town of Sharon board in 1860. Geography Custer is located in central Wisconsin approximately halfway between Stevens Point, and Amherst. Economy Custer is the host site of the ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plover, Wisconsin
Plover is a village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. A suburb of Stevens Point, it is part of the Stevens Point Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 13,519 at the 2020 United States census. History An 1825 treaty establishes a "Plover Portage of the Ouisconsin" as a boundary point between the Chippewa and Winnebago The area that later became Plover was selected as the county seat of Portage in 1844. The election for the county seat only noted the general location of an unsettled area around present-day Plover. Until the area was settled, county business was actually conducted in the community of Rushville. The Plover area was platted in 1845, and received a post office at the same time under the name "Plover Portage".Malcolm Rosholt.PLOVER, the Unincorporated Village of" in ''Our County Our Story: Portage County, Wisconsin''. Stevens Point, Wis.: Portage County Board of Supervisors, 1959, pp 370-377. The name of the post office was changed to "Plov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Arnott (politician)
William Arnott (September 5, 1832 – May 26, 1907) was an American farmer and politician. Born in Jerusalem, New York, Arnott and his wife moved to Wisconsin and settled in Portage County, Wisconsin in 1864. He was a farmer. Arnott served on the town of Stockton, Wisconsin board and the Portage County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors. In 1876, Arnott served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican. Arnott died in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The unincorporated community of Arnott, Wisconsin Arnott is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community located in Stockton, Wisconsin, Stockton, Portage County, Wisconsin, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. It is situated at the intersection of County Hwys. B and J. History In 187 ... was named after him."Died Sunday Morning", Obituary of William Arnott, ''Stevens Point Gazette'x (Wisconsin), May 29, 1907, pg. 1 Notes 1832 births 1907 deaths People from Jerusalem, New York People from Stockton, Wisconsin County s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Bay And Western Railroad
The Green Bay and Western Railroad served central Wisconsin for almost 100 years before it was absorbed into the Wisconsin Central Ltd., Wisconsin Central in 1993. For much of its history the railroad was also known as the Green Bay Route. At the end of 1970 it operated 255 miles of road on 322 miles of track; that year it reported 317 million ton-miles of revenue freight. History The Green Bay and Western Railroad was formed in 1896 from the bankruptcy proceedings of the Green Bay, Winona and Saint Paul Railroad, Green Bay, Winona & St Paul and the Kewaunee, Green Bay and Western Railroad, Kewaunee, Green Bay and Western. The existing route, originally built by the Green Bay and Lake Pepin Railroad, linking Green Bay, Wisconsin, and East Winona, Wisconsin, formed the bulk of the new railroad. The Green Bay and Western acquired on August 1, 1906, a majority of shares/interest in the Ahnapee and Western Railway. The GBW established in 1929 the Western Refrigerator Line, West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. With a population of about 6 million and an area of about 65,500 square miles, Wisconsin is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 20th-largest state by population and the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 23rd-largest by area. It has List of counties in Wisconsin, 72 counties. Its List of municipalities in Wisconsin by population, most populous city is Milwaukee; its List of capitals in the United States, capital and second-most populous city is Madison, Wisconsin, Madison. Other urban areas include Green Bay, Wisconsin, Green Bay, Kenosha, Wisconsin, Kenosha, Racine, Wisconsin, Racine, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Eau Claire, and the Fox Cities. Geography of Wiscon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockton, Wisconsin
Stockton is a town in Portage County, Wisconsin, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,896 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Arnott, Wisconsin, Arnott, Custer, Wisconsin, Custer, Fancher,Wisconsin, Fancher, Esker, Wisconsin, Esker, and Stockton (community), Wisconsin, Stockton are located in Stockton. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 57.8 square miles (149.8 km2), of which, 57.7 square miles (149.4 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km2) of it (0.24%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,896 people, 984 households, and 820 families residing in the town. The population density was 50.2 people per square mile (19.4/km2). There were 1,025 housing units at an average density of 17.8 per square mile (6.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.86% White (U.S. Census), White, 0.21% African American (U.S. Census), African A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and location information about more than two million physical and cultural features, encompassing the United States and its territories; the Compact of Free Association, associated states of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau; and Antarctica. It is a type of gazetteer. It was developed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) to promote the standardization of feature names. Data were collected in two phases. Although a third phase was considered, which would have handled name changes where local usages differed from maps, it was never begun. The database is part of a system that includes topographic map names and bibliographic references. The names of books and historic maps that confirm the feature or place name are cited. Variant names, alternatives to official federal names for a feature, are also recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
