Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
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Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin is a historic Mississippi River city in southwestern Wisconsin known as one of the state’s oldest European settlements and a longtime regional trading center.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prairie du Chien | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| borderWith | Iowa (across the Mississippi River) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| connectedBy |
U.S. Route 18
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wisconsin Highway 35 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Crawford County, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earlySettlers |
French fur traders
ⓘ
Native American communities ⓘ |
| economyIncludes |
retail trade
ⓘ
river-related commerce ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| foundedAsSettlement | 18th century ⓘ |
| governingBody | City of Prairie du Chien government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 608 ⓘ |
| hasBridgeTo | Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
historic downtown
ⓘ
levees along Mississippi River ⓘ riverfront parks ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSite |
Fort Crawford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old French Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ Prairie du Chien Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ Villa Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum |
Fort Crawford Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Villa Louis Historic Site museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyProtectedArea |
Effigy Mounds National Monument (across river in Iowa)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wyalusing State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 53821 ⓘ |
| historicalEraImportant |
19th-century frontier period
ⓘ
fur trade era ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of Wisconsin’s oldest European settlements
ⓘ
historic fur trade center ⓘ historic river port ⓘ regional trading center ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Crawford County seat region
ⓘ
southwestern Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | confluence of the Wisconsin River and Mississippi River ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | French phrase meaning “Dog Prairie” ⓘ |
| partOf | Driftless Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Upper Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs |
important fur trade post
ⓘ
military post location ⓘ |
| state | Wisconsin ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
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Prairie du Chien