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Marinette County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,872. Its county seat is Marinette. Marinette County is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Crivitz is a village in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,093 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Marinette is a city in and the county seat of Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on the south bank of the Menominee River, at its mouth at Green Bay, part of Lake Michigan; to the north is Stephenson Island, part of the city preserved as park. During the lumbering boom of the late 19th century, Marinette became the tenth-largest city in Wisconsin in 1900, reaching a peak population of 16,195.
Peshtigo is a town located in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,006 at the 2020 census. The City of Peshtigo is located within the town. The historic Peshtigo Fire took place here.
Peshtigo is a city in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,420 at the 2020 census The city is surrounded by the Town of Peshtigo. It is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area. Peshtigo is known for being the site of the Peshtigo fire of 1871, in which more than 1,200 people died.
The Peshtigo River is a 136-mile-long (219 km) tributary of Green Bay in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Peshtigo Fire happened in the river's vicinity, and some survivors used the river for refuge from the flames. A section of whitewater on the river called the Roaring Rapids is well known in the region. Further downstream there are two dams known as Caldron Falls Dam and High Falls Dam before collecting the Thunder River.
The Marinette Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – one in Wisconsin and one in Michigan – anchored by the city of Marinette, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the μSA had a population of 68,710.
Peshtigo River State Forest is a 12,400-acre (5,000 ha) Wisconsin state forest in Marinette and Oconto counties. The forest is on the Peshtigo River and is next to Governor Thompson State Park. Peshtigo River State Forest was established in 2001 and is Wisconsin's newest state forest.
Walsh is an unincorporated community located in the town of Porterfield, in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.
Beaver is an unincorporated community located in the town of Beaver, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. Beaver is located along U.S. Route 141 3 miles (4.8 km) north-northeast of Pound.
Porterfield is a census-designated place in the town of Porterfield, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.
The 12th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate. Located in northern Wisconsin, the district comprises Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marinette, Oneida, and Vilas counties, and parts of northern Oconto County, northwest Shawano County, and northeast Marathon County. It contains the cities of Antigo, Eagle River, Marinette, Merrill, Peshtigo, Rhinelander, and Tomahawk.
County Line is an unincorporated community located on the border of Marinette and Oconto counties, in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
May Corner is an unincorporated community located in the town of Grover, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.
Harmony is an unincorporated community located in the town of Grover, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. Harmony is located 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Peshtigo.
Bagley Junction is an unincorporated community located in the town of Porterfield, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.
Menekaunee, Wisconsin, also spelled Minikani or Menekaune, was a village in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States; it is now a neighborhood of the City of Marinette.
The 36th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Located in northern Wisconsin, the district comprises all Florence, Forest, and Marinette counties, as well as most of the northern half of Oconto County. It includes the cities of Marinette, Crandon, Niagara, and Peshtigo, and the villages of Coleman, Crivitz, Pound, and Wausaukee. It also contains the Forest County Potawatomi Community and the Sokaogon Chippewa Community, and contains most of the Nicolet National Forest, including the Headwaters Wilderness. The district is represented by Republican Jeffrey Mursau, since January 2005.
Jean-Pierre Pernin, also known as Peter Pernin in America, was a French Roman Catholic priest, who came to the United States in 1864 as a missionary, working in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. As Catholic pastor of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, he survived the Peshtigo fire on October 8–9, 1871. His survivor's memoir, written originally in French, published simultaneously in English translation, and entitled Le doigt de Dieu est là! / The Finger of God Is There!, is a document important to the history of the fire.
The Wisconsin & Michigan Railway (W&M) was incorporated October 26, 1893, under the general laws of Wisconsin for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and operating a railroad as described in its articles of incorporation.
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