Arkansaw, Wisconsin
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Arkansaw is an unincorporated community in the eastern portion of the Town of Waterville, in Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States; government for the town. The community, located approximately 3 miles west of Durand, is home to about 300 people. The community's zip code is 54721. From 1881 1886, the community was the county seat of Pepin County.[1]
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[edit] History
Arkansaw was founded in the early 1850s at a crossing of Arkansaw Creek, a tributary of the Eau Galle River.[2] Initially built around lumbering, the first sawmill was opened in the community in 1852.[3]
The town was originally built near the center of 3 dams within a mile of each other on Arkansaw Creek. All three were wiped out in a flood in 1907. Arkansaw Creek was named in honor of the Arkansas River, of which it reminded its namer.[4] Today, the course of the creek through Arkansaw is the site of Arkansaw Creek Park.[5]
[edit] Geography
The community is at the junction of U.S. Highway 10, and Pepin County Trunk Highways D, N, O, and X.
[edit] Culture
The community is home to three churches, one each Catholic, Methodist and Latter-day Saint.
One of the community's main draws for outsiders is the Easy Creek Bistro[6].
More renowned Arkansawers include Lisle Leslie Longsdorf, Association for Communication Excellence president (1945-46)[7][8], Charlie Heit, Montana News Network's weatherman[9], and freelance writer Sean Scallon.[10][11][12]
[edit] References
- ^ Pepin County History
- ^ http://www.uwec.edu/Library/archives/guides/SCearly.pdf
- ^ http://www.uwec.edu/Library/archives/guides/scearly.pdf
- ^ http://www.durand.k12.wi.us/hs/history/creek/creek.html
- ^ http://chroniclesmagazine.org/Chronicles/December2003/1203Scallon.html
- ^ Leader-Telegram Online
- ^ Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences - Leadership
- ^ NPBA, Papers of Lisle L. Longsdorf, UM Libraries
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Left And Right Unite?- First The Left Has To Shape Up
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ Backtalk! - Antiwar.com
[edit] External links
- Arkansaw, Wisconsin is at coordinates Coordinates:
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