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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.
00001469 [1] Added to NRHP. December 1, 2000. The Masonic Temple Building in Viroqua, Wisconsin was built in the Classical Revival style. It was designed by architects Albert E. Parkinson and Bernard Dockendorff and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1][2][3] It is a two-story 110 by 218 feet (34 m × 66 m) building.
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 ...
Public license information. Public file. LMS. WVRQ-FM (102.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Viroqua, Wisconsin, United States, the station serves the greater La Crosse area. The station is currently owned by Robinson Corporation and features programming from Westwood One. The former call letters were WGBM.
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.
The 1865 Viroqua tornado moved through western Wisconsin on Thursday, June 29, 1865. With at least 22 fatalities, it was one of the first deadly tornadoes recorded in Wisconsin after it became a state 17 years prior. Although the tornado was unrated, it is believed the intensity of the damage caused was similar to the kind that is caused by a ...
Wisconsin Highway 162 14 / 61 through Coon Valley Sign. Bus service towards La Crosse or Viroqua is provided seven times daily per direction by Scenic Mississippi Regional Transit. [11] The closest passenger rail station is the La Crosse station in La Crosse, served by Amtrak's Empire Builder.
January 8, 1980. The Vernon County Courthouse in Viroqua, Wisconsin, was built in 1880. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] The courthouse was designed in High Victorian Gothic style by Norwegian immigrant architect Carl F. Struck. It is a two-story limestone building with a three-story tower and belfry.