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In April 1966 a site-selection committee chose a 690-acre (280 ha) parcel of rolling farmland and woods near Petrifying Springs Park in Kenosha County as the site of the new southeastern University of Wisconsin campus, from around half a dozen alternative options. On April 21, 1966, UW–Madison history professor Irvin Wyllie chose the name ...
Petrifying Springs Park is located on the northside of Kenosha, with parts extending into the neighboring village of Somers. [143] Developed within a northern hardwood forest, the 350-acre park includes hiking trails, an 18-hole golf course, [144] and a Biergarten. [145] [146] Kenosha has been a Tree City USA since 1982. [147]
Richard Bong State Recreation Area is a 4,515-acre (1,827 ha) unit of the state park system of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is located in the town of Brighton , in Kenosha County . This managed prairie contains 8.3 miles (13 km) of mountain bike trails.
Wisconsin became the first state to have a state park in 1878 [1] when it formed "The State Park". The park consisted of 760 square miles (2,000 km 2) in northern Wisconsin (most of present-day Vilas County). [2] The state owned 50,631 acres (205 km 2), which was less than 10% of the total area. [2] There were few residents in the area.
There are 29 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another two properties were once listed but have been removed. All but four of these are located inside the county seat, Kenosha, Wisconsin. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted September 5, 2024. [2]
Civil War Memorial in Library Park. The Library Park Historic District is a historic neighborhood in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States, surrounding Library Park, which was originally conceived as a New England–style town commons. The district consists of 42 contributing properties built from 1843 to 1930. The district was added to the ...
Kenosha St. Joes High School baseball (2024–present) Simmons Field is a baseball stadium in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It is currently home to the Kenosha Kingfish of the Northwoods League, the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers NCAA Division II baseball team, and a semi-pro team, the Kenosha Kings. It was the home field of the Kenosha Comets ...
Website. Capital Springs State Recreation Area. Capital Springs State Recreation Area is a state park unit of Wisconsin, United States, in development just south of Madison. The total area of the park is 3,000 acres (1,200 ha), with 326 acres (132 ha) designated as a state park. The park was authorized in 2000, the centennial of the Wisconsin ...