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Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
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Fond du Lac is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The name is French for Bottom of the Lake, named as such because of its location at the bottom of Lake Winnebago, the population was 43,021 at the 2010 census. The city forms the core of the United States Census Bureaus Fond du Lac Metropolitan Statistical Area, Fond du Lac is the 342nd largest Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States. The Fond du Lac MSA and the Beaver Dam, Wisconsin Micropolitan Statistical Area, the current City Council President is Lee Ann Lorrigan. Native American tribes, primarily the Winnebagos but also the Potawatomi, Kickapoo, although the identity of the first white man to explore the southern end of Lake Winnebago is uncertain, it was probably Claude-Jean Allouez, followed by French fur trappers. In 1836, during the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature, John Arndt proposed making Fond du Lac the new capital, the motion failed, and Doty convinced the legislature to choose Madison instead. Colwert and Fanna Pier were the first white residents of the area, in 1835, the construction of the Military Ridge Road began. It passed through Fond du Lac, connecting the forts in Wisconsin, the first school in Fond du Lac was built in 1843. The first railroad came to the community in 1852, about 1856, the first English newspaper in Fond du Lac, the Fond du Lac Commonwealth, was founded. Logging and milling were primary industries in the late 1880s, with access to the lake as the engine of the industry. Other listings include six houses, two houses, two hotels, a church, a fire station, a train depot, an apartment building, a commercial building. Most of the buildings listed in the register were a result of economic prosperity following the lumber boom in the Fox Valley. Fond du Lac is at 43°46′N 88°27′W, according to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.11 square miles, of which,18.82 square miles is land and 1.29 square miles is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 43,021 people,17,942 households, the population density was 2,285.9 inhabitants per square mile. There were 19,181 housing units at a density of 1,019.2 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 90. 6% White,2. 5% African American,0. 7% Native American,1. 8% Asian,2. 5% from other races, Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6. 4% of the population. 34. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13. 1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.94. The median age in the city was 36.9 years
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Episcopal Church (United States)
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The Episcopal Church is the United States-based member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The current presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church is Michael Bruce Curry, in 2014, the Episcopal Church had 1,956,042 baptized members. In 2011, it was the nations 14th largest denomination, in 2015, Pew Research estimated that 1.2 percent of the adult population in the United States, or 3 million people, self-identify as mainline Episcopalians/Anglicans. The Episcopal Church describes itself as Protestant, yet Catholic, the Episcopal Church is an apostolic church, tracing its bishops back to the apostles via holy orders. The Book of Common Prayer, a collection of traditional rites, blessings, liturgies, the Episcopal Church was active in the Social Gospel movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Since the 1960s and 1970s, the church has pursued a more liberal course. It has opposed the death penalty and supported the civil rights movement, some of its leaders and priests are known for marching with influential civil rights demonstrators such as Martin Luther King Jr. The Church calls for the legal equality of gay and lesbian people. Due to the process of editing or making additions to the Prayer Book, the BCP still describes marriage as being the union of a man. The Episcopal Church ordains women and LGBT people to the priesthood, the diaconate, in 2003, Gene Robinson was the first non-celibate openly gay person ordained as a bishop in documented Christian history. There are two names of the Episcopal Church specified in its constitution, The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. The latter is the commonly used name. In other languages, an equivalent is used, until 1964, the only official name in use was The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. In the 19th century, High Church members advocated changing the name and they were opposed by the churchs evangelical wing, which felt that the Protestant Episcopal label accurately reflected the Reformed character of Anglicanism. After 1877, alternative names were proposed and rejected by the General Convention. A commonly proposed alternative was the American Catholic Church, by the 1960s, opposition to dropping the word Protestant had largely subsided. The 66th General Convention voted in 1979 to use the name The Episcopal Church in the Oath of Conformity of the Declaration for Ordination, the evolution of the name can be seen in the churchs Book of Common Prayer. The alternate name The Episcopal Church in the United States of America has never been a name of the church but is commonly seen in English
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Wisconsin
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Wisconsin is a U. S. state located in the north-central United States, in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, Wisconsin is the 23rd largest state by total area and the 20th most populous. The state capital is Madison, and its largest city is Milwaukee, the state is divided into 72 counties. Wisconsin is second to Michigan in the length of its Great Lakes coastline, Wisconsin is known as Americas Dairyland because it is one of the nations leading dairy producers, particularly famous for its cheese. Manufacturing, especially paper products, information technology, and tourism are major contributors to the states economy. The word Wisconsin originates from the given to the Wisconsin River by one of the Algonquian-speaking Native American groups living in the region at the time of European contact. French explorer Jacques Marquette was the first European to reach the Wisconsin River, arriving in 1673, subsequent French writers changed the spelling from Meskousing to Ouisconsin, and over time this became the name for both the Wisconsin River and the surrounding lands. English speakers anglicized the spelling from Ouisconsin to Wisconsin when they began to arrive in numbers during the early 19th century. The legislature of Wisconsin Territory made the current spelling official in 1845, the Algonquin word for Wisconsin and its original meaning have both grown obscure. Interpretations vary, but most implicate the river and the red sandstone that lines its banks, other theories include claims that the name originated from one of a variety of Ojibwa words meaning red stone place, where the waters gather, or great rock. Wisconsin has been home to a variety of cultures over the past 12,000 years. The first people arrived around 10,000 BCE during the Wisconsin Glaciation and these early inhabitants, called Paleo-Indians, hunted now-extinct ice age animals such as the Boaz mastodon, a prehistoric mastodon skeleton unearthed along with spear points in southwest Wisconsin. After the ice age ended around 8000 BCE, people in the subsequent Archaic period lived by hunting, fishing, agricultural societies emerged gradually over the Woodland period between 1000 BCE to 1000 CE. Toward the end of period, Wisconsin was the heartland of the Effigy Mound culture. Later, between 1000 and 1500 CE, the Mississippian and Oneota cultures built substantial settlements including the village at Aztalan in southeast Wisconsin. The Oneota may be the ancestors of the modern Ioway and Ho-Chunk tribes who shared the Wisconsin region with the Menominee at the time of European contact, the first European to visit what became Wisconsin was probably the French explorer Jean Nicolet. He canoed west from Georgian Bay through the Great Lakes in 1634, pierre Radisson and Médard des Groseilliers visited Green Bay again in 1654–1666 and Chequamegon Bay in 1659–1660, where they traded for fur with local Native Americans. In 1673, Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet became the first to record a journey on the Fox-Wisconsin Waterway all the way to the Mississippi River near Prairie du Chien
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Appleton, Wisconsin
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Appleton is a city in Outagamie, Calumet, and Winnebago counties in the U. S. state of Wisconsin. One of the Fox Cities, it is situated on the Fox River,30 miles southwest of Green Bay and 100 miles north of Milwaukee, Appleton is the county seat of Outagamie County. The population was 72,623 at the 2010 census, of this,60,045 were in Outagamie County,11,088 in Calumet County, and 1,490 in Winnebago County. Appleton is the city of the Appleton, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city possesses the two tallest buildings in Outagamie County, the Zuelke Building and 222 Building, at 168 and 183 feet, elizabeth Hospital and ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton. It also hosts a number of regional events such as its Flag Day parade, Christmas parade. Fur traders seeking to do business with Fox River Valley Native Americans were the first European settlers in Appleton, hippolyte Grignon built the White Heron in 1835 to house his family and serve as an inn and trading post. Appleton was settled in 1847 and incorporated as a village in 1853, john F. Johnston was the first resident and village president. Home to Lawrence University, Appleton grew along with the school, with the financial backing of Amos A. Lawrence, the Lawrence Institute was chartered in 1847. Samuel Appleton, Lawrences father-in-law from New England who never visited Wisconsin, donated $10,000 to the newly founded college library, the community was incorporated as a city on March 2,1857, with Amos Storey as its first mayor. Early in the 20th century, it adopted the form of government. In 1890,11,869 people lived in Appleton, in 1900, there were 15,085, in 1910,16,773, in 1920,19,571, and in 1940,28,436. The paper industry, beginning with the building of the first paper mill in the city in 1853, has been at the forefront of the development of Appleton. In order to provide electricity to the industry, the nations first hydro-electric central station. The power plant also powered the Hearthstone House, the first residence in the powered by a centrally located hydroelectric station using the Edison system. Shortly thereafter, in August 1886, Appleton was the site for another national first, electric lights replaced gas lamps on College Avenue in 1912. Appleton also had the first telephone in Wisconsin, and the first incandescent light in any city outside of the East Coast, appletons tallest building, the 222 Building was built in 1952. The Valley Fair Shopping Center, built in 1954, laid claim to being the first enclosed shopping mall in the United States, in 2007 most of the structure was demolished, leaving only its east wing and a movie theater
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Great Depression
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The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place during the 1930s. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, in most countries it started in 1929 and it was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century. In the 21st century, the Great Depression is commonly used as an example of how far the economy can decline. The depression originated in the United States, after a fall in stock prices that began around September 4,1929. Between 1929 and 1932, worldwide GDP fell by an estimated 15%, by comparison, worldwide GDP fell by less than 1% from 2008 to 2009 during the Great Recession. Some economies started to recover by the mid-1930s, however, in many countries, the negative effects of the Great Depression lasted until the beginning of World War II. The Great Depression had devastating effects in both rich and poor. Personal income, tax revenue, profits and prices dropped, while international trade plunged by more than 50%, unemployment in the U. S. rose to 25% and in some countries rose as high as 33%. Cities all around the world were hit hard, especially dependent on heavy industry. Construction was virtually halted in many countries, farming communities and rural areas suffered as crop prices fell by about 60%. Facing plummeting demand with few sources of jobs, areas dependent on primary sector industries such as mining and logging suffered the most. Even after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 optimism persisted for some time, john D. Rockefeller said These are days when many are discouraged. In the 93 years of my life, depressions have come, prosperity has always returned and will again. The stock market turned upward in early 1930, returning to early 1929 levels by April and this was still almost 30% below the peak of September 1929. Together, government and business spent more in the first half of 1930 than in the period of the previous year. On the other hand, consumers, many of whom had suffered losses in the stock market the previous year. In addition, beginning in the mid-1930s, a severe drought ravaged the agricultural heartland of the U. S, by mid-1930, interest rates had dropped to low levels, but expected deflation and the continuing reluctance of people to borrow meant that consumer spending and investment were depressed. By May 1930, automobile sales had declined to below the levels of 1928, prices in general began to decline, although wages held steady in 1930
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Algoma, Wisconsin
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See also the Town of Algoma in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. Algoma is a city in Kewaunee County in the U. S. state of Wisconsin, the population was 3,167 at the 2010 census. Algoma is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area, the settlement Ahnapee which eventually became known as Algoma was founded in 1834 by Joseph McCormick of Manitowoc. In 1851, Irish and English pioneers moved to the area and this was a loose translation from the Indian word An-Ne-Pe, meaning land of the great gray wolf. The wolf was an animal in stories told by the local Potawatomi Indians. In the mid-19th century, immigrants from Germany, Bohemia, Scandinavia, the earliest businesses consisted of a sawmill, a general store, and churches. In 1859, the name of the town was changed from Wolf to Ahnapee, the town which surrounds Algoma still bears this name. In 1871, the town survived the Peshtigo Fire that swept from Green Bay, local residents were prepared to escape from the fire, but torrential rains extinguished it just before it reached Ahnapee. The railroad would connect Algoma with the rest of the rail system for the 94 years. Several factories were built in Ahnapee as a result of the railroads arrival and this industry would change owners and names through the years, but still operates in town as Algoma Hardwoods, Incorporated. Ahnapee incorporated as a city on February 23,1879, in 1897, the city was renamed Algoma, a name which may have come from an Indian term for park of flowers. At that time the fishing fleet located in Algoma was the largest on Lake Michigan. Sport fishing is still a major tourist attraction today, Algoma is located at 44°36′30″N 87°26′32″W, along Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Ahnapee River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 2.51 square miles. WIS42 Northbound travels to Sturgeon Bay, WIS54 connects with Green Bay westbound. As of the census of 2010, there were 3,167 people,1,406 households, the population density was 1,282.2 inhabitants per square mile. There were 1,702 housing units at a density of 689.1 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 95. 1% White,0. 9% African American,0. 6% Native American,0. 3% Asian,2. 1% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. 9% of the population
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Amherst, Wisconsin
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Amherst is a village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,035 at the 2010 census, Amherst is at the core of the Tomorrow Valley area. The name Amherst was established in 1853 by Adam Uline, after General 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. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has an area of 1.35 square miles. As of the census of 2010, there were 1,035 people,434 households, the population density was 796.2 inhabitants per square mile. There were 471 housing units at a density of 362.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 97. 9% White,0. 3% African American,0. 2% Asian,0. 9% from other races, Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. 5% of the population. 31. 6% of all households were made up of individuals, the average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.99. The median age in the village was 35.1 years. 29% of residents were under the age of 18, 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24,29. 4% were from 25 to 44,22. 5% were from 45 to 64, and 13. 1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49. 1% male and 50. 9% female, as of the census of 2000, there were 964 people,395 households, and 250 families residing in the village. As of the end of 2006, there was villagewide estimate of over 1,000 residents living there, the population density was 827.5 people per square mile. There were 419 housing units at a density of 138.3 persons/km². The racial makeup of the village was 99. 17% White,0. 41% African American,0. 10% Native American,0. 00% Asian,0. 00% Pacific Islander,0. 10% from other races, and 0. 21% from two or more races. 0. 52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,32. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 17. 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the family size was 3.14. In the village, the population was out with 29. 6% under the age of 18,7. 9% from 18 to 24,28. 5% from 25 to 44,21. 7% from 45 to 64
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Antigo, Wisconsin
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Antigo is a city in and the county seat of Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,234 at the 2010 census, Antigo is the center of a farming and lumbering district, and its manufactures consist principally of lumber, chairs, furniture, sashes, doors and blinds, hubs and spokes, and other wood products. The name Antigo comes from the Chippewa Indian name for the river flows through the area. The city was founded in 1876 by Francis A. Deleglise, the log cabin in which Deleglise lived is preserved and on display at the Langlade County Historical Society Museum. A street in Antigo also bears his name, the city gained its charter in 1883. In the early part of the 1900s, Antigo was best known for its sawmills, at the turn of the millennium, the citys economy had a balance of industry and agriculture. High on the list are potatoes, dairy products, fur, shoes, fertilizer, steel, on April 24,2016, a former Antigo High School student shot two students with a rifle during prom, wounding both. As he approached the school with an ammunition magazine, a police officer already on the scene shot him. He later died at a Wausau hospital, Antigo is located at 45°8′28″N 89°9′12″W, about 160 miles northwest of Milwaukee. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 6.60 square miles. Antigo sits on a plateau about 1,500 feet above sea level, the wide expanse of level land, the fine stand of timber and the fertility of the Antigo Flats soil soon attracted many settlers. Today the Antigo Silt Loam soil is the soil of Wisconsin. Antigo has a humid continental climate. Annually the temperature drops below 32 °F on 187 days, as of the census of 2010, there were 8,234 people,3,613 households, and 2,049 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,259.0 inhabitants per square mile, there were 3,972 housing units at an average density of 607.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 95. 1% White,0. 5% African American,1. 4% Native American,0. 4% Asian,0. 8% from other races, Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. 7% of the population. 37. 1% of all households were made up of individuals and 17. 1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.88. The median age in the city was 40.6 years
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De Pere, Wisconsin
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De Pere is a city located in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 23,800 at the 2010 census, De Pere is a suburb of Green Bay and is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area. De Pere has several areas on the National Register of Historic Places, north Broadway Street Historic District is listed as #83003368. Large homes line Broadway, Ridgeway Blvd, morris, Fulton, Franklin, Cass, Front, and Wisconsin Streets near the Fox River. The De Pere Lock and Dam Historic District was added in 1993, in 1671 French Jesuit explorer Père Claude-Jean Allouez founded the St. Francis Xavier Mission at the last set of rapids on the Fox River before entering Lake Michigan. The site was known as Rapides Des Pères which became modern day De Pere, St. Norbert College, which abuts the banks of the Fox River on the citys west side near the Claude Allouez Bridge, was founded by Norbertine Abbot Pennings in 1898. De Pere is located at 44°26′46″N 88°4′27″W, according to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.30 square miles, of which,11.58 square miles is land and 0.72 square miles is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 23,800 people,9,254 households, the population density was 2,055.3 inhabitants per square mile. There were 9,742 housing units at a density of 841.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 94. 0% White,0. 9% African American,1. 2% Native American,1. 5% Asian,0. 7% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. 1% of the population. 29. 2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.97. The median age in the city was 33.7 years. 23. 8% of residents were under the age of 18,14. 1% were between the ages of 18 and 24,26. 4% were from 25 to 44,23. 9% were from 45 to 64, and 11. 7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47. 9% male and 52. 1% female, as of the census of 2000, there were 20,559 people,7,724 households, and 5,020 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,938.4 people per square mile, there were 7,993 housing units at an average density of 753.6 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 96. 71% White,0. 54% African American,0. 92% Native American,0. 75% Asian,0. 03% Pacific Islander,0. 19% from other races, and 0. 86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0. 98% of the population,27. 6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10. 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the family size was 3.04
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Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
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Elkhart Lake is a village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States, located within the northwestern part of the county within the Town of Rhine. The population was 967 at the 2010 census and it is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The area was first inhabited by the Potawatomi Indians and they named the area “Me-shay-way-odeh-ni-bis”, or Great Elk Heart Lake, because the lake resembles an elks heart. Few people traveled to the area until the 1860s when the Mississippi Railroad came to Glenbeulah, in 1872 the Milwaukee and Northern Railroad came into Elkhart and brought more travelers. The area was incorporated as Elkhart Lake in 1894, Elkhart Lake is located at 43°49′55″N 88°1′3″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has an area of 1.29 square miles. As of the census of 2010, there were 967 people,457 households, the population density was 755.5 inhabitants per square mile. There were 706 housing units at a density of 551.6 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 97. 7% White,0. 2% African American,0. 9% Native American,0. 8% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 7% of the population. 28. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10. 1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.58. The median age in the village was 48.9 years. 15. 8% of residents were under the age of 18,6. 2% were between the ages of 18 and 24,21. 7% were from 25 to 44,34. 7% were from 45 to 64, and 21. 7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50. 4% male and 49. 6% female, as of the census of 2000, there were 1,021 people,436 households, and 292 families residing in the village. The population density was 790.5 people per square mile, there were 599 housing units at an average density of 463.8 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 98. 73% White,0. 10% Asian,0. 39% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 08% of the population. 26. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8. 3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.75. In the village, the population was out with 18. 0% under the age of 18,9. 1% from 18 to 24,25. 3% from 25 to 44,31. 7% from 45 to 64. The median age was 43 years, for every 100 females there were 96.0 males
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Fish Creek, Wisconsin
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Fish Creek is an unincorporated community located in Door County, Wisconsin, United States, within the town of Gibraltar and is located on Highway 42 along Green Bay. The first settler of Fish Creek was Increase Claflin and his family circa 1844, loggers and fishermen started settling in Fish Creek in 1853. Thorp owned much of the land by that year. Fish Creeks oldest unchanged residence, the Alexander Noble House, was built in 1874, by 1900, summer tourists were frequently visiting the village, and Fish Creek became a resort community. Fish Creek is also adjacent to Peninsula State Park, and its entrance is in the village. The park has a cream city brick lighthouse built in 1866, Eagle Bluff Lighthouse is fully restored, furnished with fine antiques, as it looked in the 19th Century, and is open daily for tours in the summer months. Door County also holds the title of the county with more lighthouses than any other in the country, the great advantage of the almost 4, 000-acre park is that it is the main view from Fish Creek Harbor. The fact that it never be developed is a great asset to the community. The view of Weborg Point is spectacular, with the huge Gibraltar Bluff looming behind the village, the Department of Natural Resources has also worked to encourage a return of eagles, which were once almost extinct, Eagle Bluff is now the home to a number of nesting pairs. With a fairly large art community, Fish Creek has always attracted artists and it is home to one of the last remaining clockmakers in the State of Wisconsin. Many studios sell artwork and are open to the public, the village is also home to the Peninsula School of the Arts, founded by Madeline Tourtelot in 1965. Classes in most of the arts are available in the summer months, not far from the Art School, the Door County Auditorium hosts performing artists from all over the country. It is accessible to the high school so that students may take advantage of the stage for their own productions. Freeman and Jesse Thorp House and Cottages Vorous General Store Gibraltar Area Schools serves Fish Creek, Gibraltar Elementary School and Gibraltar Secondary School are the two schools
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Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U. S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It is located 581 feet above sea level and 112 miles north of Milwaukee, the population was 104,057 at the 2010 census. Green Bay is the third-largest city in the state of Wisconsin, after Milwaukee and Madison, Green Bay is home to the National Football League team Green Bay Packers. Green Bay is the city of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area, which covers Brown, Kewaunee, and Oconto counties. Green Bay is a city with several meatpacking plants, paper mills, and a port on Green Bay. Located in Green Bay are the Neville Public Museum, with exhibitions of art, history, and science, the Childrens Museum, and the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. Nicolet and others had learned from other First Nations of the Ho-Chunk people, who identified as People of the Sea, Champlain had also heard about natural resources in the area, including fertile soil, forests, and animals. Nicolet began his journey for this new land shortly before winter in 1634 and he is believed to have landed at Red Banks, near the site of the modern-day city of Green Bay, Wisconsin. Nicolet founded a trading post here in 1634, originally named La Baye or La Baie des Puants. From this, Green Bay claims to be one of the oldest European permanent settlements in America, when Nicolet arrived in the Green Bay area, he encountered the Menominee, as this was their territory. He also met the Ho-Chunk, also known as the Winnebago, the Winnebago hunted, fished, and cultivated corn, bean, squash, and tobacco. Wild rice, which they had incorporated as a dietary staple and they regularly harvested and cooked this, along with a wide variety of nuts, berries, and edible roots of the woods. The tribe had clearly distinguished gender roles, the men typically hunted and fished for food, and the women processed game and other foods in cooking. They prepared and made clothing from the furs as well as using other parts of animals for tools, cord, women also had a role in the political process, as no action could be taken without agreement of half of the women. Nicolet stayed with this tribe for about a year, becoming an ally and he helped open up opportunities for trade and commerce with them before returning to Quebec. A few months after Nicolet returned to Quebec, Champlain died and his death halted other journeys to La Baie Verte. Père Claude Allouez sent Nicolas Perrot to La Baie, after this, the French avoided the area for some decades, because of the intensity of First Nations and European conflicts in the east. In 1671, a Jesuit Mission was set up in the area, a fort was added in 1717 and gradually associated development took place
