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Grant County, Wisconsin. Grant County is the most southwestern county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,938. [2] Its county seat is Lancaster and its largest city is Platteville. [3] The county is named after the Grant River, in turn named after a fur trader who lived in the area when Wisconsin was a ...
Location of Grant County in Wisconsin. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Grant County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Grant County, Wisconsin. The locations of National Register properties for which the ...
Lancaster originated as a planned community to serve as the county seat for Grant County. Anticipating the county's establishment in 1836, Major Glendower M. Price, a Cassville merchant and land speculator, purchased the site of Lancaster for its central location in the county.
The Town[3] of Beetown is located in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 734 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Beetown, Diamond Grove, Five Points, Flora Fountain, Hurricane, and North Andover are located in the town. The former community of Pleasant Ridge was also located in the town.
Location of Potosi in Grant County, Wisconsin. The Potosi Brewery, a landmark at the west end of the village, operated continuously from 1852 to 1972. Potosi is a village in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 688 at the 2010 census. The village is in the Town of Potosi.
55-13050 [4] GNIS feature ID. 1582927 [2] Website. www.cassville.org. Cassville is a village in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 777 at the 2020 census. [3] The village is located along the Mississippi River, opposite from the mouth of the Turkey River. It is surrounded by the Town of Cassville.
Osceola in Grant County, Wisconsin was an extensive city platted by James P. Cox in April of 1839 in part of the area which would eventually become Potosi.The elaborate project covering several square miles failed to attract support, although in 1838 a ferry landing was established at Osceola, and Cox and his partner Justus Parsons were granted authority to run a ferry to cross the Grant River ...
892 ft (272 m) Sinnipee (also called Sinipee) is a former settlement in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. Sinnipee was a port community on the Mississippi River at the mouth of the Sinnipee Creek; it played a significant role in the lead trade. [ 1] The community was first settled prior to 1832 by Payton Vaughan of North Carolina and was ...