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Wausau, Wisconsin
Downtown Wausau skyline
WIMap-doton-Wausau
Location in Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°57′N 89°38′W / 44.95, -89.633
County Marathon
Government
 • Mayor Jim Tipple
Area[1]
 • City 20.04 sq mi (51.90 km2)
 • Land 18.78 sq mi (48.64 km2)
 • Water 1.26 sq mi (3.26 km2)
Elevation 1,207 ft (368 m)
Population (2010)[2]
 • City 39,106
 • Estimate (2012[3]) 39,160
 • Density 2,082.3/sq mi (804.0/km2)
 • Metro 134,063
Time zone Central (UTC–6)
 • Summer (DST) Central (UTC–5)
Area code(s) 715 & 534
Website ci.wausau.wi.us

Wausau /ˈwɔːsɔː/[4] is a city in and the county seat of Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The Wisconsin River divides the city into east and west. The city is adjacent to the town of Wausau.

As of the 2010 census, Wausau had a population of 39,106.[5] It is the core city of the Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which includes all of Marathon County and had a population of 134,063 at the 2010 census. The current mayor of Wausau is Jim Tipple.

History[]

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The original Milwaukee Road train station was used as a logo for Wausau Insurance companies starting in 1954; the logo used this angle.

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This Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house is one of two in the Andrew Warren Historic District. Several Prairie School houses are located in Wausau.

Founding[]

The Wisconsin River first drew settlers to the area during the mid-19th century. The area had been called "Big Bull Flats" or "Big Bull Falls" by the original French explorers[6] because the long rapids in the river created many bubbles, called bulle in French. A treaty with the Chippewa Indians in 1836 transferred land in the area to federal ownership. Wausau means "a faraway place" or "a place which can be seen from far away" in the Ojibwe language.[6]

George Stevens, who lent his name to Stevens Point, a city south of Wausau, began processing the pine forests into lumber in 1840. Other sawmills along the Wisconsin River began to spring up.[6] By 1846, Walter McIndoe arrived and took the lead in the local business and community. His efforts helped, in part, to establish Marathon County in 1850.[6]

Early settlers[]

By 1852, Wausau had been established as a town and continued to grow and mature. German immigration into the area brought more people, and by 1861, the settlement was incorporated as a village.[6]

Churches, schools, industry and social organizations began to flourish, with the state granting the city a charter in 1872, and with elections held the first Tuesday in April.[6]

The residents elected A. Kickbusch as their first mayor in 1874.[6] Five years earlier, Kickbusch had returned to his homeland of Germany and brought back with him 702 people, all of whom are believed to have settled in the Wausau area. Kickbusch founded the A. Kickbusch Wholesale Grocery Company, a family business carried on by his grandson, August Kickbusch II. In 1917, August Kickbusch II purchased a modest, four-square-style house at 513 Grant Street,[7] and undertook massive renovations, adding two sun rooms, arcaded windows, a tiled porch in the Mediterranean style, a formal classical entrance, and ornate custom-designed chimney crowns. The home is on the national register of historic places as part of the Andrew Warren Historic District.

When the railroad arrived in 1874, Wausau was even more accessible to settlers and industry, which was still mostly focused on lumber. This allowed the city to continue to grow and flourish, even as other villages and towns in the area declined because of the rapidly vanishing forests and closing of the lumber mills.

Twentieth century[]

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The Grand Theater, built in 1927, replaced the Grand Opera House (1899).

Wausau's favorable location on the Wisconsin River was partly responsible for the city's survival. The economy was diversified in the early 20th century, led by an the insurance group Employers Insurance of Wausau, now a part of Liberty Mutual. Its logo, first introduced in 1954, was the downtown Milwaukee Road railroad depot, which was set against the backdrop of the community's skyline.

The Wall Street Crash of 1929 had a major effect on the Wausau area. Many industries were forced to cut back by laying off and dismissing workers or by closing altogether.[6] After decades of growth, the city virtually ground to a halt. However, under the New Deal, Wausau was significantly modernized. After World War II, the city once again continued to grow in industry, education, recreation, and retail, more than in population.

After the fall of Saigon, Hmong refugees from Southeast Asia who fought alongside the CIA immigrated into Wausau at the end of the 1970s. Wausau church organizations (Catholic and Lutheran) helped Hmong refugees adapt to American life.

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The 400 Block in downtown Wausau

In 1983, the Wausau Center shopping mall opened. By the mid-to-late-1990s, the city of Wausau began to purchase and develop parts of West Industrial Park to meet the needs of the expanding economy and companies. In the late 1990s, the city demolished a number of aging buildings on a square in the center of downtown, creating what is known locally at the 400 Block, an open, grassy block with paved sidewalks crossing it. The square is a focal point for summer festivals.[8] In recent years Wausau has redone the 400 Block, adding a permanent stage and other renovations that in total cost $2 million.

The new millennium[]

By the end of the 20th century, Wausau began to implement the Wausau Central Business District Master Plan,[9] which included redevelopment and economic restructuring of downtown Wausau. The tallest commercial building in Wisconsin outside of Milwaukee is located in Wausau, the 241-foot Dudley tower.[10] Significant school construction in recent years has occurred in response to changing demographics.[11]

Geography and climate[]

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Rib Mountain from downtown Wausau

Geography[]

Wausau is located at 44°57′N 89°38′W / 44.95, -89.633Coordinates: 44°57′N 89°38′W / 44.95, -89.633.[12]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.04 square miles (51.90 km2), of which, 18.78 square miles (48.64 km2) is land and 1.26 square miles (3.26 km2) is water.[1] The city is located at an altitude of 1,195 feet (364 m). Wausau is close to the center of the northern half of the Western Hemisphere. Just west of Wausau, 45°N meets 90°W (45°N 90°W / 45, -90), which is exactly halfway between the equator and the north pole and a quarter of the way around the world from the prime meridian.

Climate[]

Wausau's climate is classified as halfway between temperate and subarctic (boreal and hemiboreal). It is built on or around a hemiboreal forest, which has some of the characteristics of a boreal forest and shares some of the features of the temperate zone forests to the south. Coniferous trees predominate in the hemiboreal zone, but a significant number of deciduous species are found there, as well.

The area has four distinct seasons.

  • Average annual precipitation: 31.6 inches (80.3 centimeters).
  • Average daily high temperatures:
    • January: 20.8 Fahrenheit (−6°C)
    • July: 84.3 Fahrenheit (29°C)

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1870 1,349
1880 4,277 217.0%
1890 9,253 116.3%
1900 12,354 33.5%
1910 16,560 34.0%
1920 18,951 14.4%
1940 27,268
1950 30,386 11.4%
1960 31,943 5.1%
1970 32,806 2.7%
1980 32,426 −1.2%
1990 37,060 14.3%
2000 38,426 3.7%
2010 39,114 1.8%
Wausau-Merrill CSA

Location of the Wausau-Merrill CSA and its components:

  Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area
  Merrill Micropolitan Statistical Area

Wausau is the larger principal city of the Wausau-Merrill CSA, a Combined Statistical Area that includes the Wausau metropolitan area (Marathon County) and the Merrill micropolitan area (Lincoln County),[13][14] which had a combined population of 155,475 at the 2000 census.[15]

In 1996, a US census estimate found the Hmong people were the largest ethnic minority group in Wausau, with about 11% of the population.[16]

2010 census[]

As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 39,106 people, 16,487 households, and 9,415 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,082.3 inhabitants per square mile (804.0 /km2). There were 18,154 housing units at an average density of 966.7 per square mile (373.2 /km2). The racial makeup of the city was 83.7% White, 1.4% African American, 0.8% Native American, 11.1% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.9% of the population.

There were 16,487 households of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.9% were non-families. 35.4% 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 2.31 and the average family size was 3.02.

The median age in the city was 36.8 years. 23.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 10% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.9% were from 25 to 44; 24.7% were from 45 to 64; and 15.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.

2000 census[]

As of the census[15] of 2000, 38,426 people, 15,678 households, and 9,328 families resided in the city. The population density was 2,330.7 people per square mile (899.7/km²). There were 16,668 housing units at an average density of 1,011.0 per square mile (390.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 85.91% White, 0.54% Black or African American, 0.59% Native American, 11.41% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. About 1.04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 15,678 households, 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.5% were not families. About 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the city, the population was distributed as 25.4% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,831, and for a family was $47,065. Males had a median income of $33,076 versus $24,303 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,227. About 7.2% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

Hmong population[]

As of 2003 the Hmong Americans are the largest ethnic minority in Wausau.[17]

Churches and social service agencies settled refugees, most of them Hmong with some Vietnamese and Lao, in Wausau after the Vietnam War had occurred. According to the 1980 U.S. Census, Wausau had fewer than 1% non-White people. There were several dozen immigrants in 1978. In 1980 Wausau had 200. This increased to 400 in 1982 and 800 in 1984.[18] In 1981 there were 160 Hmong students in the Wausau School District.[17] In 1991 there were 1,010 students in the Wausau School District.[17] In a period ending in 1994 the tax rate of the Wausau School District rose by 10.48% due to the expenses of services to children from immigrant families. The increase was three times as high as the increase in an adjacent school district which lacked a large immigrant population.[18] By 1994 Wausau had 4,200 refugees. The number of Hmong students in the school district was over 2,000 in 1996. In 1998 this number reached its peak, 2,214. Tim Jones of the Chicago Tribune wrote that Wausau had "some of the greatest social upheaval from the Hmong arrival."[17] Some schools in Wausau had a minority of English speakers,[18] and some schools were dominated by Hmong students.[17] Some native-born American families in Wausau criticized the crime and expenses in social services.[18]

In Wausau there is relatively little Hmong-language media. This was partly due to the fact that for a significant part of its history, the Hmong language was not written.[17]

Government and politics[]

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City hall

Wausau has a mayor–council form of government. Eleven elected alderpersons comprise the city council, each representing one district of the city. The City Council manages eight standing committees, including Parks & Recreation, Parking & Traffic, Finance, Human Resources, Public Health & Safety, Economic Development, Coordinating, and Capital Improvement & Street Maintenance.[19]

Economy[]

Nearly one-third of the Marathon County economy is based in manufacturing, with the balance in the service industry.[20] Prominent industries include paper manufacturing, insurance, home manufacturing, and tourism. The Wausau region has a lower than average unemployment rate and continues a steady growth in job creation and economic viability among manufacturers and service providers alike.[20] Wausau has 12 banks with 41 branch locations, three trust companies and three holding companies in the metropolitan area. There are also 13 open membership credit unions with 18 branch locations.[20]

The Wausau area is a center for cultivation of American ginseng,[21] and is also known for its red granite, which is quarried nearby.[22]

Education[]

Public schools[]

Wausau is served by the Wausau School District, which has 14 elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools. The two high school mascots are the Wausau East High School Lumberjacks and the Wausau West High School Warriors.

In addition to the Wausau School District, D.C. Everest Area School District also serves a large part of the Wausau area. This school district has 6 elementary schools, one middle school, one junior high and one senior high. The school district has only one mascot, the D.C. Everest Evergreen.

Charter schools[]

Wausau Area Montessori Charter School serves grades 1–6 and is housed at Horace Mann Middle School. Two kindergarten classes are available at the Montessori Children's Village and Rib Mountain Montessori.

The Excel, Enrich, Achieve (EEA) Learning Academy is a public charter school in the Wausau School District, housed in Wausau East High School, and is for students who do not find the traditional school setting to be a fit for their academic needs. EEA services grades 6–12.[23]

Wausau Engineering and Global Leadership (EGL) Academy is a public charter school housed in Wausau East High School. This separate grade 9–12 high school emphasizes science, technology, engineering and math.

The IDEA Charter School, part of the D.C. Everest School District, had its first year in operation in the 2011–2012 school year. The charter school serves grades 6–10.

Private schools[]

The city's Roman Catholic parochial schools are known as the Newman Catholic Schools. They include St. Anne, St. Michael and St. Mark, Newman Middle School, and Newman Catholic High School. Newman High's sport teams are the Fighting Cardinals. Trinity Lutheran is a Missouri Synod Lutheran grade school. There are two WELS Lutheran grade schools in Wausau, Our Savior's and St. Peter. Faith Christian Academy is a K4-12 grade Christian school.

Colleges and universities[]

Wausau is home to the University of Wisconsin–Marathon County and Northcentral Technical College, a two-year university and a two-year technical college respectively. The University of Wisconsin-Marathon County houses the Wisconsin Public Radio Station.

It is also home to a number of satellite campuses of other colleges, including University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, Upper Iowa University, Lakeland College, Concordia University Wisconsin, Rasmussen College, and Globe University.

Public libraries[]

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The Marathon County Public Library (MCPL) – Wausau Headquarters

The Marathon County Public Library (MCPL) – Wausau Headquarters, located downtown near the Wausau Center Mall, is the largest library in the Wausau area. It was formed when the county and city libraries merged in 1974. It serves as the headquarters for the Marathon County Public Library system, which encompasses all public libraries in Marathon County, including eight branch libraries.[24] The Marathon County Historical Museum also maintains a library.

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The Marathon County Historical Society maintains a library at its headquarters in a building designed by Prairie School architect George W. Maher.

Parks[]

The city's 37 city parks, which total 337 acres (136.4 ha),[25] are maintained by the Wausau and Marathon County Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Department.

Oak Island Community Park and Fern Island Community Park are located next to each other on the Wisconsin River. Oak Island has wide range of activities: tennis courts, two playgrounds, a baseball diamond, one enclosed shelter with a kitchen, two open shelters, and a walking bridge to Fern Island. Fern Island Park hosts the annual Big Bull Falls Blues Festival in August.[26]

Athletic Park, a baseball stadium on the east side of Wausau, is home to the Wisconsin Woodchucks baseball team.

Whitewater Park contains a third of a mile of Class I-II+ rapids along the Wisconsin River in downtown Wausau. It has bleachers facing whitewater rapids where recreational whitewater kayaking and canoeing take place.[27]

Sylvan Hills is a county park within the Wausau city limits. During the winter, tubing takes place on hills that have vertical drops of up to 133 feet (41 m).[28]

Marathon Park, another county park in the city of Wausau, is the location of the Wisconsin Valley Fair. The park includes camping grounds, two hockey rinks, a curling barn, playgrounds, an obstacle course, an amphitheater, a bandstand, a grandstand, exhibition buildings, a concessions building, and a miniature golf course. Marathon Park contains the southernmost section of old-growth forest remaining in Wisconsin.[29] The Little Red School House is housed within the park.

Transportation[]

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The Marathon County fairgrounds is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Airports[]

  • Central Wisconsin Airport
  • Wausau Downtown Airport

Mass transit system[]

  • Metro Ride

Roads and highways[]

Major roads in Wausau are: Grand Avenue, North 6th St, East and West Bridge St, West Thomas St, North 1st Ave, North and South 3rd Ave, Stewart Ave and East Wausau Ave.

When traveling in Wausau, be aware that numbered "Streets" are on the east side of Wausau and numbered "Avenues" are on the west side of Wausau.

Grand Avenue turns into North 6th Street when travelling north and also known as HWY 51 when travelling south.

US 51
U.S. 51 Northbound US 51 to Woodruff, Wisconsin. Southbound, US 51 routes to Stevens Point.
WIS 52
WIS 52 travels east to Antigo.
WIS 29
WIS 29 travels east to Green Bay, and west to Abbotsford and Chippewa Falls.
I-39
I-39 travels South to Portage, and runs concurrent I-90 and I-94 after Portage.

Sports[]

The Wisconsin Woodchucks baseball team of the Northwoods League, an NCAA summer baseball league, plays home games at the Athletic Park in Wausau. The Wisconsin Woodchucks were formerly known as the Wausau Woodchucks. Woody Woodchuck is the mascot of the Woodchucks.

The Wausau River Hawks baseball team of the Dairyland League, a Wisconsin Baseball Association summer baseball league, plays home games at Athletic Park in Wausau. The Wausau River Hawks were formerly known as Wausau Precision.[30]

Granite Peak Ski Area offers downhill skiing at nearby Rib Mountain. The 700-ft mountain is the highest skiable mountain in the state and one of the highest vertical drops in the Midwest.[31] It first became a ski area in 1937, when Wausau residents cleared six runs by hand, installed the nation's longest ski lift, and built a chalet with stone quarried nearby. Granite Peak has 74 runs and seven ski lifts.[32] Granite Peak earned Ski Magazine’s #1 ranking in Wisconsin, Upper Michigan and Minnesota.

Wausau is home to a kayak course which has hosted numerous regional, national, and world competitions over the last two decades. It is also home to the Wausau Curling Club, with a five-sheet ice surface.

In the summers local softball teams come together to play softball at the Sunnyvale Softball Complex which possesses five softball fields and two volleyball courts. Men's, Women's, JO, and Slow and Fast pitch are played at the softball complex.[33]

A new curling facility was finished in February 2013. The new curling facility is located next to the former Holtz-Krause Landfill. The new facility has an Olympic size ice rink and will allow for curling tournaments, national and world championship games.[34]

In the beginning of 2012, Wausau bought the former Holtz-Krause Landfill for plans to build a soccer complex. Building of the soccer complex is expected in 2013 and should be open by 2014 in the fall.[35]

Media and entertainment[]

See also: List of radio stations in Wausau and Central Wisconsin, List of television stations in Wausau-Rhinelander and area

There are many types of entertainment available to Wausau residents and visitors including Exhibitour, Concerts on the Square, Market Place Thursdays, Screen on the Green and the Hmong New Year.[36]

The only local daily newspaper is the Wausau Daily Herald, with a daily circulation of 21,400 during the week and 27,500 on Sunday. City Pages is a free weekly newspaper. Le Dernier Cri is a monthly newspaper that reports on local business.

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Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum

Wausau is home to the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, which houses the "Birds in Art" collection as well as Leigh Yawkey Woodson's collection of decorative glass.

The Grand Theater is located in downtown Wausau. The theater currently hosts local and national shows.[37]

Notable natives and residents[]

  • W. W. Albers, Wisconsin State Senator
  • John Altenburgh, jazz/blues musician and composer
  • Frank E. Bachhuber, lawyer, businessman, and politician
  • Chris Bangle, Chief of Design at BMW Auto Group (grew up in Wausau)
  • Rudy Bell, Major League Baseball player
  • William Belter, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
  • Warren Bernhardt, jazz, pop, and classical pianist
  • Claire B. Bird, Wisconsin state senator
  • Gerald J. Boileau, US congressman
  • Emil Breitkreutz, Olympic medalist, head coach of the USC Trojans men's basketball team
  • Win Brockmeyer, American football coach
  • John C. Clarke, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
  • Gloria Coates, musical composer
  • Charles F. Crosby, Minnesota and Wisconsin legislator, lawyer[38]
  • Robert W. Dean, Wisconsin jurist and legislator
  • Jim DeLisle, NFL player
  • Jeff Dellenbach, NFL player for the Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers, and Philadelphia Eagles[39]
  • Bill Fischer, MLB player and assistant coach[40]
  • Ellsworth K. Gaulke, Wisconsin educator, businessman, and politician
  • Rod Grams, former member of the United States House of Representatives and senator for Minnesota (as a local news anchor in the late 1970s)
  • Kole Heckendorf, NFL player
  • Benjamin W. Heineman, former CEO of Chicago and North Western Railway, founder and CEO of Northwest Industries
  • Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch, American football player, NFL Hall of Fame, University of Wisconsin–Madison Athletic Director 1969–1987
  • Charles Hoeflinger, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
  • Michael W. Hoover, Presiding Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals
  • Victoria Houston, author
  • Justin L. Johnson, member of the United States House of Representatives from California (1943–1957)
  • William A. Kasten, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
  • John Azor Kellogg, U.S. military leader and Wisconsin politician
  • William P. Kozlovsky, U.S. Coast Guard admiral
  • Dave Krieg, American football player
  • Tony Kubek, baseball player and television broadcaster (lived in Wausau in the 1970s and early 1980s)
  • Daniel L. LaRocque, judge on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals
  • Debi Laszewski, IFBB professional bodybuilder
  • John E. Leahy, Wisconsin State Senator
  • Liberace, pianist/entertainer (lived and worked in Wausau in the 1950s)[41]
  • Greg Liter, NFL player[42]
  • Paul A. Luedtke, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
  • Barbara K. MacDonald, musician, half of the duo Timbuk 3
  • Sue R. Magnuson, Wisconsin State Assemblywoman
  • Mike Manley, Olympic athlete, Pan American Games gold medalist
  • Nicole Manske, host of NASCAR Now and The Speed Report
  • Herbert H. Manson, chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin
  • Rufus P. Manson, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
  • Dave Marcis, retired NASCAR driver
  • Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo!
  • Edward F. McClain, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
  • Myron Hawley McCord, governor of Arizona Territory
  • John McCutcheon, folk music singer
  • John McEwen, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
  • Walter D. McIndoe, congressman
  • Gerald Morris, author
  • Otto Mueller, politician and businessman
  • William H. Mylrea, Wisconsin Attorney General
  • David Obey, member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin from 1969–2011
  • Paul Thomas Ott, US National Guard general
  • Jim Otto, American football player, NFL Hall of Fame
  • Jim Pekol, musician
  • B. G. Plumer, legislator and businessman
  • Daniel L. Plumer, mayor of Wausau, legislator
  • Fred Prehn, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
  • Bartholomew Ringle, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
  • John Ringle, mayor of Wausau, legislator
  • John H. Robinson, mayor of Wausau, legislator
  • Sue Rohan, Wisconsin State Assemblywoman
  • Marvin B. Rosenberry, Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
  • Angus B. Rothwell, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin
  • Johnny Schmitz, baseball player
  • Willis C. Silverthorn, Wisconsin politician
  • Leann Slaby, actress, Survivor: Vanuatu contestant
  • Brad Soderberg, basketball coach
  • Michael Stackpole, science fiction author
  • Alexander Stewart, member of the United States House of Representatives and lumber baron
  • Jerome A. Sudut, Medal of Honor recipient
  • Ray Szmanda, radio and television personality/spokesperson
  • Claude Taugher, Navy Cross and Distinguished Service Cross recipient; NFL player
  • Arthur H. Treutel, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
  • Mary Williams Walsh, journalist
  • Milt Wilson, professional football player
  • Chris Wimmer, NASCAR driver
  • Scott Wimmer, NASCAR driver
  • Dean Witter, U.S. businessman and founder of Dean Witter & Company investment house
  • Cyrus C. Yawkey, businessman
  • Charles Zarnke, Wisconsin politician
  • Brad Zweck, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
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Exact replica of the downtown Milwaukee Road station on the former campus of Wausau Insurance on a hill above the city

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