Joseph Schrage (November 12, 1818 - January 4, 1892) was an American farmer, innkeeper, saloonkeeper, dry goods merchant, grocer, keeper of a livery stable and banker from Sheboygan, Wisconsin who held office in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1856; as a sheriff; and as a city treasurer, and alderman. He was a Republican. He was born near Olpe, Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia. In 1842, Schrage emigranted to the United States and eventually settled in Sheboygan, Wisconsin where he started a grocery business. He also started 'The Wisconsin House' for entertainment. [1]
Sheboygan County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is named after the Sheboygan River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 118,034. Its county seat is Sheboygan. The county was created in 1836 and organized in 1846. At the time, it was located in the Wisconsin Territory. Sheboygan County comprises the Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. Part of the Holyland region is located in northwestern Sheboygan County.
Interstate 43 (I-43) is a 191.55-mile-long (308.27 km) Interstate Highway located entirely within the U.S. state of Wisconsin, connecting I-39/I-90 in Beloit with Milwaukee and I-41, U.S. Highway 41 (US 41) and US 141 in Green Bay. Wisconsin Highway 32 (WIS 32) runs concurrently with I-43 in two sections and US 41, US 45, I-94, I-894, US 10, WIS 57, and WIS 42 overlap I-43 once each. There are no auxiliary or business routes connected to I-43, though an alternate route to direct traffic during road closures is signed along local and state highways from Milwaukee County north into Brown County.
Wilson is a town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,227 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Weedens is located in the town. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Sheboygan is a city in and the county seat of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 49,929 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 118,034. The city is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Sheboygan River, about 50 miles north of Milwaukee and 64 mi (103 km) south of Green Bay.
Sheboygan Falls is a city in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 8,210 at the 2020 census. The city's downtown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the first Main Street Community in Wisconsin. The city is part of the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Sheboygan Red Skins was a professional basketball team based in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, which was an original National Basketball Association franchise during the 1949–1950 season.
Edward Voigt was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin who represented Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district.
Charles Herman Weisse was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.
Joseph K. Leibham is an American business executive who served as a Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 9th District from 2002 to 2014. He previously served in the Wisconsin Assembly, representing the 26th district from 1998 to 2002. In December 2014 he resigned from the Senate, to become chief lobbyist for the Milwaukee-based law firm of Foley & Lardner.
Horace Rublee was a Wisconsin journalist and newspaper editor, Republican party leader, and ambassador to Switzerland.
Joseph Wedig, was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He moved to Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA, in 1849.
Marie Christine Kohler was a member of the Kohler family of Wisconsin and was prominent in the community life of Sheboygan and Kohler, active in social work and better homes projects, and was well known for her philanthropic deeds.
Julius Bodenstab was an American farmer from Howard's Grove, Wisconsin who spent two one-year terms as a Liberal Republican Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Sheboygan County, and later became a real estate broker. He was the father of Henry Bodenstab, who would himself serve two terms in the Wisconsin State Senate.
Terry Katsma is an American Republican politician and businessman. He has been a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly since 2015, representing Sheboygan County.
John E. Thomas was a lawyer, public administrator, and politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.
The SS Erie L. Hackley was a passenger and cargo ship that operated in Lake Michigan from 1882 to 1903. The ship sank in a storm near Green Island on 3 October 1903.
Joseph M. Theisen was an American politician and businessman.
Warren Alfred Schrage was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Sheboygan Red Skins in the National Basketball League in 1942–43 and averaged 0.2 points per game.
The 26th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Located in eastern Wisconsin, the district comprises southeast Sheboygan County, including most of the city of Sheboygan, as well as all of the city of Sheboygan Falls, and the villages of Adell, Cedar Grove, Oostburg, and Random Lake. It also encompasses the Kohler-Andrae State Park on the shore of Lake Michigan, south of Sheboygan. The district is represented by Republican Terry Katsma, since January 2015.
The 27th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Located in eastern Wisconsin, the district comprises northeast Sheboygan County and southeast Manitowoc County. It includes part of northern Sheboygan, as well as the cities of Plymouth and Kiel, and the villages of Cleveland, Elkhart Lake, and Kohler. It also contains Lakeland University, the Whistling Straits and Blackwolf Run golf courses, the Road America motorsport course, and the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport. The district is represented by Republican Tyler Vorpagel, since January 2015.