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Eau Claire Photos

These are the photos that I took at the Eau Claire County Government Center on Saturday March 14, 2015. We had a little trouble finding it because the printed Google map we were using managed to drop on of the steps along the way. Fortunately we had back up navigation by smart phone, and were able to find it without further trouble. Perhaps I should give up on the whole paper map thing!

The courthouse is located within the Government Center. Outside of the courthouse entrance is a War Memorial, which bears the sign “Do not sit on the War Memorial.” Granted it is hindsight on my part, but perhaps the design of the memorial should have taken this into account.

: The courthouse entrance

: The Eau Claire County War Memorial

: Main entrance to the courthouse

: The Eau Claire County Government Center

Jackson County Links

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There’s not much here so far, but these are my links for Jackson County:

The official Jackson County web site
The Black River Area Chamber of Commerce web site
BlackRiverFalls.com – a news and information web site
The Sand Creek Brewing Company – located in Black River Falls

Monroe County Links

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Here are some links for Monroe County:

The official Monroe County web site
The City of Sparta web site
The Sparta Chamber of Commerce web site
The City of Tomah web site
The Tomah Chamber of Commerce web site
The Elroy-Sparta State Trail – Wisconsin DNR web page. Elroy, at the eastern end of the trail is in Juneau County. Sparta is the county seat of Monroe County. This trail is considered the first “rail to trail” project in the United States.
The Elroy-Sparta State Trail web site
The Fort McCoy web site

Juneau County Links

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I don’t have a lot of links for Juneau County at this point. But here is what I have:

The official Juneau County web site
The City of Mauston web site
The Juneau County Economic Development Corporation web site. This has some links for tourism and recreation.
The Elroy-Sparta State Trail – Wisconsin DNR web page. Elroy, at the eastern end of the trail is in Juneau County. Sparta is the county seat of Monroe County. This trail is considered the first “rail to trail” project in the United States.
The Elroy-Sparta State Trail web site
The 400 State Trail – Wisconsin DNR web page. This trail runs from Elroy in Juneau County to Reedsburg in Sauk County.
The 400 State Trail web site

Renamed Counties

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There have been five Wisconsin counties that have been renamed:

La Pointe County was formed in 1845 by the Wisconsin Territorial legislature. When Wisconsin achieved statehood, La Pointe County was divided between the new state and the Minnesota Territory. The part that remained in Wisconsin kept the name La Pointe County. Both Douglas County (1854) and Ashland County (1860) were formed from La Pointe County. The remainder of La Pointe County was renamed Bayfield County in 1866.
Bad Ax County was formed in 1851 and was renamed to Vernon County in 1862. The original name was a reference either to the Bad Ax River which flows through the county or to the Battle of Bad Ax which was the final engagement of the Blackhawk War of 1832.
Dallas County was formed in 1859 and named for George M. Dallas who had been Vice President of the United States when Wisconsin became a state in 1848. This was very similar to Polk County which was named for President James Polk who was President in 1848. Dallas County was renamed to Barron County in 1869.
New County was formed in 1879 from parts of Oconto County. It was renamed Langlade County in 1880.
Gates County was formed in 1901 and named after a Milwaukee land speculator. In 1905 it was renamed to Rusk County.

Vernon County Links

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Here are some links of interest for Vernon County:

The Vernon County web site
The Driftless Wisconsin Tourism web site – shared by Vernon County and Crawford County.
The City of Viroqua web site
The Vernon County Historical Society web site

Crawford County Links

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Here are some links of interest for Crawford County:

The Crawford County official web site
The Crawford County Economic Development Corporation web site
The Driftless Wisconsin Tourism web site – this area consists of Crawford County and Vernon County
The City of Prairie du Chien web site
The Prairie du Chien Chamber of Commerce web site
The Villa Louis web site
The Fort Crawford Museum web site

Chippewa County Links

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Here are a few links of interest for Chippewa County:

The official Chippewa County web site
The Chippewa County tourism web site
The Chippewa County Historical Society web site
The City of Chippewa Falls web site
The Visit Chippewa Falls tourism web site
The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company web site
The Chippewa Spring Water web page. The original Chippewa Springs bottling company was purchased by Premium Waters Inc. in 1997.
The Cray web site
The Wisconsin Maple Syrup Producers Association web site
The Village of Cadott web site
The Cadott Chamber of Commerce web site

Eau Claire County Links

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Here are some links of interest for Eau Claire County:

The official Eau Claire County web site
The City of Eau Claire web site
The Visit Eau Claire tourism web site
The City of Augusta web site
The City of Altoona web site
Peace Church (LCMS) in Eau Claire
The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire web site

Jefferson County Links

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Here are some links for Jefferson County:

The official web site of Jefferson County
The City of Jefferson web site
The Gemuetlichkeit Days web site. Gemuetlichkeit Days are the City of Jefferson’s answer to Oktoberfest in Munich.
The City of Watertown web site. Watertown lies in both Dodge County and in Jefferson County. It is perhaps best known as the home of the first kindergarten in the United States founded in 1856 by Margarethe Schurz.
The Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce web site
The City of Fort Atkinson web site
The Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce web site
The Glacial Drumlin Trail web site
The Glacial Drumlin Trail page on the Wisconsin DNR web site
The Jefferson County Tourism Council web site
The Jefferson Historical Society web site
The Jefferson Chamber of Commerce web site
The City of Lake Mills web site
The Lake Mills Area Chamber of Commerce web site
The Tyranena Brewing Company in Lake Mills. Tyranena sponsors a half marathon race (naturally it is named “The Beer Run”) in the fall which loops around Rock Lake; Lake Mills is located on the eastern side of the lake.
The Aztalan State Park page on the Wisconsin DNR web site

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Category Archives: Counties

Eau Claire Photos

Jackson County Links

Monroe County Links

Juneau County Links

Renamed Counties

Vernon County Links

Crawford County Links

Chippewa County Links

Eau Claire County Links

Jefferson County Links