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Marathon County, Wisconsin
Marathon 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 138,013. Its county seat is Wausau, Wisconsin, Wausau. It was founded in 1850, created from a portion of Portage County, Wisconsin, Portage County. At that time the county stretched to the northern border with the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is named after the battlefield at Marathon, Greece. Marathon County comprises the Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Wausau–Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Stevens Point–Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Rapids, WI Combined Statistical Area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (2.0%) is water. It is the largest county in Wisconsin by land area and fourth-largest by total area. The Marathon County Park Commission has posted a geographical marker that identifies the spot 45X90 po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marathon, Greece
Marathon (Demotic Greek: Μαραθώνας, ''Marathónas''; Ancient Greek, Attic/Katharevousa: , ''Marathṓn'') is a town in Greece and the site of the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE, in which the heavily outnumbered Classical Athens, Athenian army defeated the Persian Empire, Persians. Legend has it that Pheidippides, a Greek herald at the battle, was sent running from Marathon to Athens to announce the victory, which is how the marathon running race was conceived in modern times. Today it is part of East Attica regional unit, in the outskirts of Athens and a popular resort town and center of agriculture. History The name "Marathon" () comes from the herb fennel, called ''márathon'' () or ''márathos'' () in Ancient Greek,. so ''Marathon'' literally means "a place full of fennel".. It is believed that the town was originally named so because of an abundance of fennel plants in the area. In ancient times, Marathon () occupied a small plain in the northeast of ancient Attic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Hemisphere
The Western Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, United Kingdom) and east of the 180th meridian.- The other half is called the Eastern Hemisphere. Geopolitically, the term Western Hemisphere is often used as a metonym for the Americas or the "New World", even though geographically the hemisphere also includes parts of other continents. Geography The Western Hemisphere consists of the Americas, excluding some of the Aleutian Islands to the southwest of the Alaskan mainland; the westernmost portions of Europe and Africa, both mainland and islands; the extreme eastern tip of the Russian mainland and islands ( North Asia); numerous territories in Oceania; and a large portion of Antarctica. The center of the Western Hemisphere is located in the Pacific Ocean at the intersection of the 90th meridian west and the Equator, among the Galápagos Islands. The nearest land is Genovesa Island at . The hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WIS 49
State Trunk Highway 49 (often called Highway 49, STH-49 or WIS 49) is a state highway (US), state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs north–south in central and southeast Wisconsin from Wittenberg, Wisconsin, Wittenberg to Lomira, Wisconsin, Lomira. The highway was initially designated in 1917, but it had not been extended to its current length until the 1950s. Route description WIS 49 begins at an interchange with Interstate 41 (I-41) north of Lomira, Wisconsin, Lomira and runs west from it, passing through Brownsville, Wisconsin, Brownsville before curving to the north to meet the Dodge County, Wisconsin, Dodge-Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Fond du Lac county line. After an interchange with U.S. Route 151, US 151, WIS 49 runs through Waupun, Wisconsin, Waupun. Shortly after exiting Waupun, the highway curves and starts running north to Brandon, Wisconsin, Brandon. Shortly after exiting Brandon, the highway concurrency (road), runs concurrently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin Highway 34
State Trunk Highway 34 (often called Highway 34, STH-34 or WIS 34) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs north–south as a shortcut route in central Wisconsin connecting Wausau and Wisconsin Rapids. In 2012, WIS 13 was added as a concurrency between US Highway 10 (US 10) west of Junction City and WIS 34's southern terminus in Wisconsin Rapids. The highway ends at Interstate 39 Interstate 39 (I-39) is a north–south Interstate Highway in Illinois and Wisconsin that runs from an interchange at I-55 in Normal, Illinois, to State Trunk Highway 29 (WIS 29) approximately south of Wausau, Wisconsin. In to ... (I-39) in Knowlton on the north end, and at WIS 13 in Wisconsin Rapids on the south end. Route description Starting at WIS 13/WIS 73 in Wisconsin Rapids, WIS 34 begins as a brief five-lane divided highway (three lanes northbound; two lanes southbound). Also, WIS 13 follows WIS 34 before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin Highway 29
State Trunk Highway 29 (often called Highway 29, STH-29 or WIS 29) is a state highway running east–west across central Wisconsin. It is a major east–west corridor connecting the Twin Cities and the Chippewa Valley with Wausau and Green Bay. A multi-year project to convert the corridor to a four-lane freeway or expressway from Elk Mound to Green Bay was completed in 2005. The remainder of WIS 29 is two-lane surface road or an urban multi-lane road. Route description Prescott to Elk Mound WIS 29 begins at its western terminus at U.S. Highway 10 (US 10), on the north side of Prescott. From this point, WIS 29 is concurrent with WIS 35 northeast of River Falls, passing the University of Wisconsin–River Falls campus. At the junction with WIS 65, WIS 35 turns northbound with WIS 65 while WIS 29 continues east. WIS 29 joins briefly with US 63 west of Spring Valley and turns eastbound upon i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WIS 29
State Trunk Highway 29 (often called Highway 29, STH-29 or WIS 29) is a Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System, state highway running east–west across central Wisconsin. It is a major east–west corridor connecting the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Twin Cities and the Eau Claire–Chippewa Falls metropolitan area, Chippewa Valley with Wausau, Wisconsin, Wausau and Green Bay, Wisconsin, Green Bay. A multi-year project to convert the corridor to a four-lane freeway or Limited-access road, expressway from Elk Mound, Wisconsin, Elk Mound to Green Bay was completed in 2005. The remainder of WIS 29 is two-lane surface road or an urban multi-lane road. Route description Prescott to Elk Mound WIS 29 begins at its western terminus at U.S. Route 10 in Wisconsin, U.S. Highway 10 (US 10), on the north side of Prescott, Wisconsin, Prescott. From this point, WIS 29 is concurrent with Wisconsin Highway 35, WIS 35 northeast of River Falls, Wisconsin, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin Highway 13
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 WIS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US 51
U.S. Route 51 or U.S. Highway 51 (US 51) is a major south–north United States highway that extends from the western suburbs of New Orleans, Louisiana, to within of the Wisconsin–Michigan state line. As most of the United States Numbered Highways ending with "1", it is a cross-country north–south route extending from the Gulf Coast region to the Great Lakes region. Much of the highway in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin runs parallel to or is cosigned with Interstate 39 (I-39) and much of the route in several states also parallels the Illinois Central Railroad. From LaPlace, Louisiana, Mississippi, to Memphis, Tennessee, much of that portion of US 51 runs largely parallel or is concurrent with Interstate 55 (I-55). The highway's northern terminus is between Hurley, Wisconsin, and Ironwood, Michigan, where it ends with a roundabout at US 2. Its southern terminus is in Laplace, Louisiana, ending at US 61. US 51 is routed through the states of Louisiana, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 39
Interstate 39 (I-39) is a north–south Interstate Highway in Illinois and Wisconsin that runs from an interchange at I-55 in Normal, Illinois, to State Trunk Highway 29 (WIS 29) approximately south of Wausau, Wisconsin. In total, Interstate 39 is long. In Illinois, the route has a total length of ; in Wisconsin, I-39 has a length of . Among the newest Interstate Highways in Illinois, I-39 was completed in 1992. Designed to replace U.S. Route 51 (US 51) with an Interstate-grade freeway, the highway runs concurrently with US 20 in Rockford before joining I-90. From Rockford to Portage, Wisconsin, I-39 and I-90 run concurrently. From Madison to Portage, I-94 joins the two; at , the three-way concurrency is the longest in the country. From Portage northward, US 51 rejoins I-39, and the Interstate uses its mileposts northward. Route description Illinois In Illinois, I-39 begins at I-55 north of Bloomington–Normal, Illinois, less than one m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
