Platteville, Wisconsin
Platteville, Wisconsin Platteville Main Street Platteville Main Street Platteville is the biggest city in Grant County in southwestern Wisconsin.
Much of this expansion is likely due to the enrollment increase of the University of Wisconsin Platteville.
It is the principal town/city of the Platteville Micropolitan Statistical region which has an estimated populace of 49,681.
Platteville was a small farming and fur trading improve along the Platte River, from which the town got its name. In the 1820s, lead ore or Galena was identified in the area, a quarrying boom took the region by storm.
The quarrying precinct encompassed a momentous portion of southwest Wisconsin, including the counties of Grant, Iowa, Lafayette, and Jo Daviess County (Illinois), which played a primary part in the quarrying of lead and zinc ore.
The Galena, Illinois quarrying district, an region south of Platteville, had been known to many for years. Beginning in 1825, lead prices saw a dramatic boost and the Platteville economy flourished. The "grey gold" (a common nickname for lead ore) was brought evolution of businesses and schools.
Platteville was now an established town, complete with schools, an academy, newspaper, a several churches, and a telegraph service as of November 1849." The Normal School was established on October 9, 1866. The Wisconsin Mining Trade School opened in January 1908. In 1959, these two universities consolidated to turn into Wisconsin State College and Institute of Technology. It was not until 1971 that the college became University of Wisconsin Platteville, a school that specializes in engineering.
Today, Platteville is mainly a college town, with some evolution in the white-collar sector.
From 1984 until 2001 the Chicago Bears football team held training camp on the ground of University of Wisconsin Platteville.
In 2004, the University of Wisconsin System gave its approval to the University of Wisconsin Platteville's plan to grew the pupil enrollment from 5,000 to 7,500.
Highway 151 was upgraded to a limited-access highway whose lanes run further south of Platteville, bypassing the city.
Prior to the upgrade, the highway exits were closer to Platteville and Platteville has already made shifts to adjust to the new southern US 151 bypass.
Platteville is positioned at 42 44 13 N 90 28 39 W (42.73707, -90.477501). It is in the Hollow Region, as titled by early southern miners, in the rolling hills of southwestern Wisconsin.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.45 square miles (14.12 km2), all of it land. Platteville is serviced by Wisconsin State Highways 80 and 81, as well as U.S.
Zinc and lead quarrying were in heavy manufacturing through the 1820s 1920s. Consequently, there are several straight streets in Platteville.
There were 3,644 homeholds of which 18.2% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 32.7% were married couples residing together, 7.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 56.1% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 14.4% under the age of 18, 41.3% from 18 to 24, 17.5% from 25 to 44, 14.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
Platteville Municipal Airport (KPVB) serves the town/city and encircling communities.
The Platteville School District serves the Platteville area.
Platteville High School is the area's enhance high school.
Platteville High School's mascot is "Henry Hillmen".
The University of Wisconsin Platteville is positioned in Platteville.
The chief source of culture in Platteville is the Center for the Arts on University of Wisconsin Platteville campus, which sponsors a steady stream of well-attended experienced touring affairs.
At the exhibitions one can tour Lorenzo Bevan's 1845 lead mine, ride a 1931 zinc mine train, and view many exhibits on Platteville's quarrying history as well as Rollo Jamison's personal compilation of artifacts. Platteville has the world's biggest M, a claim that its Chamber of Commerce states is unchallenged. The M is a monogram for the former Wisconsin Mining School (now the University of Wisconsin Platteville).
Atop the Platte Mound and the M viewers can see three states: Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois.
The M is lit once a year amid the University of Wisconsin Platteville college homecoming.
William Carter, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Kearton Coates, Wisconsin State Assemblyman James Dolan, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Ensign Dickinson, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Grindell, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Guiles, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Thomas Jenkins, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Mc - Coy, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Duncan Mc - Gregor, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Jonathan Baker Moore, Wisconsin State Assemblyman and Union Army general Hanmer Robbins, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Gordon Roseleip, Wisconsin State Senator Rountree, Wisconsin State Senator Schultz, Wisconsin State Assemblyman George Slack, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Stephens, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Travis, Wisconsin State Senator Utt, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Noah Virgin, Wisconsin State Senator Benjamin Webster, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Weittenhiller, Wisconsin State Assemblyman The University of Wisconsin Press: Madison, 1989.
"Historical Geography of Lead and Zinc Mining In Southwest Wisconsin 1820 1920: A Century of Change." United States Enumeration Bureau.
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