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Viroqua was on the new airways route between La Crosse, Wisconsin, and Rockford, Illinois, when it was established in June 1932. The beacon light had about 15 large 36-inch (910 mm) revolving beacons of 2,000,000 candle power when it was installed on the Mahlon Lepley farm, four miles (6 km) northeast of Viroqua.
Sauk County – named after the Sauk people. Sauk City. Saukville. Waukesha County – Potawatomi word meaning "little foxes". City of Waukesha. Waupaca County – Menominee word meaning "white sand bottom" or "brave young hero". Waushara County – a Native American word meaning "good earth". Winnebago County – named after the Winnebago people.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.
July 17, 2003 (Main St., roughly bounded by W. Court, E. Jefferson and the odd numbered 200 blk of S. Main St. Viroqua: Viroqua's old commercial business district, including the 1882 Italianate Casson-Purdy Block, the 1899 Queen Anne-styled Fortney Hotel, the 1899 Michel Brewing Co. Building, the 1901 Italianate Dahl/Beat drugstore/grocery, the 1908 Neoclassical First National Bank, the 1921 ...
Congressional district. 3rd. Website. www.vernoncounty.org. Vernon County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,714. [2] Its county seat is Viroqua. [3]
43°30′N91°00′W43.5°N 91°W The Driftless Area, also known as Bluff Country and the Paleozoic Plateau, is a topographical and cultural region in the Midwestern United States [ 1 ] that comprises southwestern Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota, northeastern Iowa, and the extreme northwestern corner of Illinois. The Driftless Area is a USDA ...
Vig was born in Viroqua, Wisconsin, [2] son of DeVerne William Vig (1922–2021) and Betty Jeanette (1931–2005), née Brewster. DeVerne Vig was a hospital staff doctor who practiced medicine with his twin, David, and their elder brother, Edward, in Viroqua for nearly forty years; [4] Betty Vig was a music teacher [5] and clinic administrator who played an active role in the community as a ...
The history of Wisconsin encompasses the story not only of the people who have lived in Wisconsin since it became a state of the U.S., but also that of the Native American tribes who made their homeland in Wisconsin, the French and British colonists who were the first Europeans to live there, and the American settlers who lived in Wisconsin when it was a territory.