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Platteville is the largest city in Grant County, Wisconsin. The population was 11,836 at the 2020 census, [4] up from 11,224 at the 2010 census. Much of this growth is likely due to the enrollment increase of the University of Wisconsin–Platteville. It is the principal city of the Platteville Micropolitan Statistical area, which has an ...
UW–Platteville is a member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 14 sports, including football and basketball. The teams are nicknamed "the Pioneers". Men's sports include basketball, football, indoor and outdoor track and field, cross country, wrestling, soccer, and baseball.
The Platteville Subdivision, also known as the Galena branch, was a railway line in the states of Illinois and Wisconsin. It ran approximately 46 miles (74 km) from Galena, Illinois, to Montfort, Wisconsin, with a 4-mile (6.4 km) branch from Ipswich, Wisconsin, to Platteville, Wisconsin. The line was initially built by the Galena and Southern ...
Platteville Limestone. The Platteville Limestone is the Ordovician limestone formation in the sedimentary sequence characteristic of the upper Midwestern United States. It is characterized by its gray color, rough texture, and numerous fossils. Its type locality is Platteville, Wisconsin.
The University of Wisconsin–Platteville is the only four-year university or college in the basin. [5] Recreation in the area includes boating and whitewater canoeing and kayaking. [3] Local fishing is also popular, with the most common species being smallmouth bass, channel catfish, and northern pike. Public access to the Platte River is limited.
The "M" lit by lanterns during the annual "M" Ball. The Platte Mound M is the letter "M" written using whitewashed stones on Platte Mound about four miles east of Platteville, Wisconsin. It is the largest hillside letter "M" in the world. [1] The letter is 241 feet (73 m) high, 214 feet (65 m) wide, with legs 25 feet (7.6 m) wide.
Wisconsin–Platteville: 8 Wisconsin–River Falls: 10 Wisconsin–Stevens Point ... Women's Cross Country; UW–La Crosse: 1983 UW–Oshkosh: 1987, 1988, 1991, 1996
Rountree was born in Kentucky, came to Wisconsin in 1827 prospecting for lead, opened the first store and lead-smelting furnace in 1828, served in the Black Hawk War, platted Platteville, and did much to develop the area. Now owned by UW-Platteville. [12] [69] 34: St. John Mine: St. John Mine: June 4, 1979 : WI 133