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Oshkosh, Wisconsin Downtown Oshkosh Downtown Oshkosh Oshkosh Location in Wisconsin Oshkosh Location in Wisconsin State Wisconsin Oshkosh is a town/city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States, positioned where the Fox River enters Lake Winnebago from the west.
The town/city is positioned contiguous to and partially inside the Town of Oshkosh.
Oshkosh on the Fox River Oshkosh was titled for Menominee Chief Oshkosh, whose name meant "claw" (cf.
It was the establishment and expansion of the lumber trade in the region that spurred evolution of Oshkosh.
Oshkosh was incorporated as a town/city in 1853, although it had already been designated the county seat, and had a populace of almost 2,800. At one time, Oshkosh was known as the "Sawdust Capital of the World" due to the number of lumber mills in the city, 11 by 1860.
By 1870, Oshkosh had turn into the third-largest town/city in Wisconsin with a populace of over 12,000.
The Oshkosh Daily Northwestern journal (now the Oshkosh Northwestern) was established around this time, as was the Oshkosh State Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh).
On April 28, 1875, Oshkosh had a "Great Fire" that consumed homes and businesses along Main Street north of the Fox River.
Around 1900 Oshkosh was home of the Oshkosh Brewing Company, which coined the marketing slogan "By Gosh It's Good." Its Chief Oshkosh became a nationally distributed beer.
The Oshkosh All-Stars played in the National Basketball League from 1937-49 before the NBL and the Basketball Association of America consolidated to turn into the NBA.
Oshkosh reached the NBL's championship finals five times.
Oshkosh had six historic districts as of October 2011.
They include the Algoma Boulevard, Irving/Church, North Main Street, Oshkosh State Normal School on the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh campus, Paine Lumber Company and Washington Avenue historic districts.
Oshkosh is positioned at 44 1 29 N 88 33 4 W (44.024983, -88.551336). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 26.61 square miles (68.92 km2), of which, 25.59 square miles (66.28 km2) is territory and 1.02 square miles (2.64 km2) is water. Oshkosh has a humid continental climate (Dfa) as stated to the Koppen climate classification system.
Climate data for Oshkosh (1893-2012) It has 6 exits serving the Oshkosh region at: (Exit 117), WIS 21 Oshkosh Ave./Omro Rd.
Route 41 US 41 is cosigned with Interstate 41 in the Oshkosh area.
WIS 21 is partly or entirely along Omro Rd., Oshkosh Ave., Congress Ave., and Algoma Blvd.
WIS 44 is partly or entirely along Ripon Rd., South Park Ave., Ohio St., Wisconsin St., and Irving Ave.
WIS 76 travels north to Shiocton, Wisconsin.
Other chief streets in the Oshkosh region are: Oshkosh is also served by the GO Transit (formerly Oshkosh Transit System), which runs nine fixed-route bus routes throughout the town/city from 6:15 AM until 6:15 PM Monday through Saturday.
One of these routes also joins Oshkosh with Neenah, Wisconsin and the Fox Cities' transit system, Valley Transit.
Oshkosh's airport, Wittman Field or Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH), opened in 1927 as Oshkosh Airport Inc.
The airport had commercial traffic starting in 1928 when Northwest Airways bringed mail to Oshkosh and the Fox Cities.
In 1972, the airport was retitled after race pilot Steve Wittman who was the airport manager for 38 years.
Wittman was served at various times by North Central, Republic, Northwest Airlink, Air Wisconsin, United Express, Midway Connection, Skyway, and Great Lakes.
By 1969, the EAA had grown too big for Rockford Municipal Airport, and the convention voted on moving to Oshkosh.
The closest airport with commercial service is Appleton International Airport in Appleton, Wisconsin.
There were 26,138 homeholds of which 25.7% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 38.7% were married couples residing together, 10.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 47.1% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 18.1% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
Oshkosh Correctional Institution, a Wisconsin Department of Corrections prison, is positioned in Oshkosh.
Oshkosh is represented by Glenn Grothman (R) in the United States House of Representatives, and by Ron Johnson (R) and Tammy Baldwin (D) in the United States Senate.
Rick Gudex (R) represents Oshkosh in the Wisconsin State Senate, and Michael Schraa (R) and Gordon Hintz (D) represent Oshkosh in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Oshkosh Corporation is headquartered in Oshkosh.
Oshkosh Corporation, formerly Oshkosh Truck, is the dominant manufacturer and marketer of specialty vehicles and bodies in four major company groups: Access Equipment, Defense, Fire & Emergency, and Commercial.
There are two well known chocolate companies positioned in Oshkosh, Hughes and Oaks.
Oshkosh is known for Osh - Kosh B'Gosh, a manufacturer of overalls and children's clothing established in Oshkosh in 1895.
As a result, Osh - Kosh B'Gosh began to sell their products through department stores and period their children's line.
Even with the name, Osh - Kosh B'Gosh overalls are no longer made in Oshkosh, though the business maintains corporate offices there.
Oshkosh is also the home of EAA Air - Venture Oshkosh, "The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration" held by the Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc.
Air - Venture is the world's biggest airshow, and amid Air - Venture, air traffic at Wittman Regional Airport exceeds that of any other airport in the world. EAA is a non-profit member organization, dedicated to home-built airplane , restored airplane , light-sport airplane and fostering an interest in flying in kids 8 18 years old through its Young Eagles program.
Oshkosh is also home to two county-wide hospitals and the Winnebago Mental Health Institute positioned in close-by Winnebago, Wisconsin.
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Oshkosh has 15 enhance elementary schools, six enhance middle schools, and two high schools directed by the Oshkosh Area School District.
The high schools in the Oshkosh Area School District are Oshkosh North High School and Oshkosh West High School.
Private schools in the town/city include Grace Lutheran School (pre-K to 8th grade), Martin Luther School (pre-K to 8th grade), Lourdes High School, and Valley Christian High School.
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, the third biggest university in the state, is positioned in Oshkosh.
Oshkosh Public Museum Oshkosh has seen a recent (as of 2006) resurgence in its cultural and entertainment options.
Also in downtown Oshkosh is the Grand Opera House, a performing arts center.
Downtown Oshkosh Gallery Walk, held every first Saturday of the month year-round, surged in attendance in comparison to previous years through the warmer months of 2006. A number of downtown Oshkosh music venues have opened and existing venues have tended to grew their schedules, following the trend of the region at large.
Main St., a "must see" destination when visiting Oshkosh.
Oshkosh is also home to "Country USA" featuring entertainment from dozens of nation music acts over a five-day reconstructionin June, and "Rock USA" featuring entertainment from many modern music acts as well.
The Milwaukee Bucks NBA basketball team has reported it would form a D-League charter in Oshkosh in the 2017-2018 season. Oshkosh Airshow University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Oshkosh Public Museum Main article: List of citizens from Oshkosh, Wisconsin United States Enumeration Bureau.
Chief Oshkosh History of Oshkosh, Wisconsin The Great Oshkosh Fire of 1875 "OSHKOSH, WI (476330)".
"OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN Period of Record General Climate Summary - Temperature".
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Municipalities and communities of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States State of Wisconsin
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