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Racine ( / rəˈsiːn, reɪ -/ rə-SEEN, ray-) [8] is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River. [9] Racine is situated 22 miles (35 km) south of Milwaukee and approximately 60 miles (100 km) north of Chicago.
1st. Website. www .racinecounty .com. Racine County ( / rəˈsiːn, reɪ -/ rə-SEEN, ray-) is a county in southeastern Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, its population was 197,727, [1] making it Wisconsin's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat is Racine. [2] The county was founded in 1836, then a part of the Wisconsin Territory.
August 11, 1987. The Old Main Street Historic District in Racine, Wisconsin is an area including a section of Main Street and which is roughly bounded by Second St., Lake Ave., Fifth St., and Wisconsin Ave. It is a 17-acre (6.9 ha) area with elements dating back to 1847. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
Location of Racine County in Wisconsin. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Racine County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Racine County, Wisconsin. The locations of National Register properties for which ...
Jerome Increase Case (December 11, 1819 – December 22, 1891) was an early American manufacturer of threshing machines. He founded the J. I. Case Company which has gone through many mergers and name changes to today's Case Corporation. [1] He served three terms as mayor of Racine, Wisconsin, and represented Racine County in the Wisconsin State ...
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.
The Racine Heritage Museum is a historical museum building and former Carnegie library, located at 701 S. Main St. in downtown Racine, Wisconsin. Designed by John Mauran in the Beaux-Arts style, [1] the building served as the Racine Public Library from 1904 until 1958, and has housed the Racine Heritage Museum since 1963. [2]
The Racine Art Museum (RAM) and RAM's Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts are located in Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. The museum holds the largest and most significant contemporary craft collection in North America, with more than 9,500 objects from nationally and internationally recognized artists. The Racine Art Museum's mission is to exhibit ...