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unusual facts about Russell, Bayfield County, Wisconsin



1943 Michigan Wolverines football team

Michigan's starting lineup against Wisconsin was Rudy Smeja (left end), Bob Hanzlik (left tackle), John Gallagher (left guard), Fred Negus (center), Rex Wells (right guard), Robert Derleth (right tackle), Art Renner (right end), Jack Wink (quarterback), Bob Nussbaumer (left halfback), Wally Dreyer (right halfback), and Bob Wiese (fullback).

Barron County, Wisconsin

The county had taken the name of Barron in the honor of Wisconsin lawyer and politician, Henry D. Barron, who served as Circuit Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit.

Bascom Hill

It is located on the opposite end of State Street from the Wisconsin State Capitol, and is named after John Bascom, former president of the University of Wisconsin.

Body Sweats: The Uncensored Writings of Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven

The majority of poems printed were obtained from the University of Maryland Library Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven Papers, as well as the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Library's The Little Review Records.

Chapin Hall

He moved to Pine Grove (now Russell), Warren County, Pennsylvania, about 1841 and engaged in the lumber business and mercantile pursuits.

Edward Salomon

He was lieutenant governor of Wisconsin from 1860 to 1862 before becoming governor after Harvey drowned in the Tennessee River while visiting Wisconsin troops after the Battle of Shiloh.

Elmer Morse

Elmer A. Morse, (1870-1945), former U.S. Representative from Wisconsin

Fort Atkinson

Fort Koshkonong, a Black Hawk War fort in Wisconsin sometimes called Fort Atkinson

Gibbsville

Gibbsville, Wisconsin, a census-designated place in the town of Lima, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States

Gilbert Brown

Burger King even made it available for a short time as a promotion in Wisconsin Burger King restaurants.

Greer School

Among the early Presidents of the Board of Directors were famed orthopedic surgeon Russell A. Hibbs, Edward Pulling (founder of the Millbrook School), and Arthur W. Butler.

Gustavus Hamilton

Gustavus Hamilton-Russell, 10th Viscount Boyne (1931–1995), Irish peer and Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire

Jack Ryan

John J. Ryan, known as Jack, head football coach at Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin

Jayaque

These churches are sponsored by the Lutheran Church of Penzberg, Bavaria, Germany as well as through relationships with churches in the Greater Milwaukee Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, in southeast Wisconsin, USA.

Jean-Marie Londeix

Some famous saxophone players that have studied with him include Richard Dirlam, Perry Rask, Russell Peterson, Ryo Noda, James Umble, Robert Black, Ross Ingstrup, Juan Carlos Mazás, William Street, Christian Lauba and Jack Kripl - Winner of the prize for Saxophone at the International Competition for Musical Performers in Geneva Switzerland, 1970.

John P. Koehler

He served as the head football coach at Lawrence Institute in Wisconsin, now Lawrence University, from 1904 to 1905, at the University of Denver from 1906 to 1910, and at Marquette University from 1914 to 1915, compiling a career college football record of 39–29–4.

Kim Severson

Kim Marie Severson (born September 12, 1961 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin) is a writer for The New York Times.

Lake Passaic

As the Wisconsin Glacier melted back, the lake’s waters ultimately submerged an area stretching from the base of Preakness Mountain in Wayne to the northern slope of Second Watchung Mountain in Liberty Corner.

Lloyd Pettit

Pettit was born in Chicago and moved as a small child to the Milwaukee suburb of Shorewood, Wisconsin where he graduated from Shorewood High School.

Louis B. Butler

NPR commented on the Senate's reluctance to confirm Butler in an August 4, 2011 article, stating that "Some of the longest waiting nominees, Louis Butler of Wisconsin, Charles Bernard Day of Maryland and Edward Dumont of Washington happen to be black or openly gay".

Martin Schreiber

Martin J. Schreiber (born 1939), his son, Democratic legislator and Acting Governor of Wisconsin

Mary Fitton

In June 1600 Mary led a dance in the masque celebrating the fashionable wedding of Lady Anne Russell, granddaughter of the Earl of Bedford, with Henry Somerset, later created Marquess of Worcester, at Lord Cobham's residence in Blackfriars.

Mary Odilia Berger

The congregation, through SSM Health Care, today operates in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.

Minnesota State Highway 36

Highway 36 crosses the St. Croix River via the historic Stillwater Lift Bridge between Stillwater and Houlton, WI.

Nancy Oestreich Lurie

Between 1954 and 1963, Lurie worked frequently as a researcher and expert witness for tribal petitioners in cases brought before the U. S. Indian Claims Commission, including Lower Kutenai (Ktunaxa), Lower Kalispe l(Kalispel), Quileute, Sac and Fox Nation, Winnebago (aka Ho-Chunk), Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, Eastern Potawatomi; after 1963 she appeared as an expert witness in regard to the Wisconsin Chippewa and Menominee in federal courts.

Portage Canal

In the summer of 2006, US Representative Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, helped to break ground on the current renewal attempts.

Price County, Wisconsin

Price County was created on March 3, 1879, when Wisconsin Governor William E. Smith signed legislation creating the county.

Richard Warch

After retirement, he and his wife, Margot, moved to Ellison Bay in Wisconsin's Door County.

Robert Hamilton Russell

Russell was born at Farningham, Kent, England, the youngest son of James Russell, a farmer, and his wife Ellen, née Phillips.

Robert Michael Dow Jr.

On December 2, 2010, Judge Dow ruled against five states (Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Minnesota, and Wisconsin), stating that five Chicago-area shipping locks will stay open despite the risk that Lake Michigan Asian carp pose to the multi-billion dollar fishing industry, saying not enough evidence was presented that indicated the danger was truly imminent.

Robinson Creek, Kentucky

Reuben May, Wisconsin legislator, was born in Robinson Creek.

Russell Street, Melbourne

Russell Street is lined with established, green leafy trees and is the address of many restaurants, cafes, bars, shops, offices, 5-star Grand Hyatt Melbourne Hotel and luxury French label Chanel who have a flagship store on the corner of Russell Street and Flinders Lane.

School District of Slinger

The School District of Slinger educates students from K4 through 12th grade residing in the southeastern Wisconsin municipalities of Slinger, Addison, St. Lawrence, Polk, and portions of Richfield, Jackson, Hartford, and West Bend, in Washington County, Wisconsin.

Scopula frigidaria

It is found from Fennoscandia to the Kamchatka Peninsula and in northern North America, where it occurs across the boreal forest region, from Alaska across the Northwest Territories and Nunavut to Newfoundland, and in the mountains south to southern Wisconsin, Alberta and British Columbia.

Sharman Apt Russell

Russell is a professor in the Humanities Department at Western New Mexico University in Silver City, where she teaches writing for graduate students.

Statewide opinion polling for the Republican Party presidential primaries, April 2012

Haley Barbour of Mississippi, Jeb Bush of Florida, Chris Christie of New Jersey, Jim DeMint of South Carolina, Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and John Thune of South Dakota all succeeded in leading polls in their home states at some point in 2011, although only Pawlenty actually launched a campaign.

T. Texas Tyler

"T-Texas Tyler", a ballad on songwriter and recording artist Bucky Halker's 2008 CD Wisconsin 2.13.63, Volume 2, recalls Tyler's performances in Burley, Idaho in the early 1950s when he struggled with alcohol and drugs and barely made it through his set many nights, but still managed moments of skillful performance.

Tim Russell

Tim Russell (born 1947/8) is an American radio announcer and voice actor (AFTRA/SAG) in Minneapolis – Saint Paul.

Treat U Right

# 90's Girl Foote, A/McCann, M/Warren, C/Fields, G/Russell, J – 5:17

Treaty of Prairie du Chien

By this treaty, the tribes ceded to the United States an area in present-day northwestern Illinois and southwestern Wisconsin, as well as the areas currently occupied by the cities of Wilmette and Evanston.

Tri-state area

Three other prominent areas that have been labeled tri-state areas are the Cincinnati tri-state area, including Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana; the Pittsburgh tri-state area, covering parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia; and the Chicago tri-state area, also known as Chicagoland, which includes Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

Unofficial badges of the United States military

In 2004, Congressman Mark Green, (Republican, Wisconsin) introduced H.R. 3950 to provide for the establishment of a combat artillery badge to recognize combat service by artillerymen.

West Lakeland Township, Washington County, Minnesota

It is just north of Interstate 94 and touches the west bank of the St. Croix River.

William McCoy

William John McCoy (1834–1897), American politician and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

Willis Kent

Its films, about 40 in all, consisted mostly of low-budget westerns, many of which starred short-lived cowboy star and former football player Lafayette Russell (aka Reb Russell), and cheap, sensationalist exploitation epics.

Wisconsin Highway 119

These different roads were short lived but were located throughout the state of Wisconsin in the Milwaukee area, Manitowoc and Green Bay.

Wisconsin Virtual Academy

McFarland School District of McFarland, Wisconsin opened a charter school called Wisconsin Virtual Academy (WIVA), supplied by K12 Inc., in the 2009-2010 school year.

WOZN

WOZN-FM, a radio station (106.7 FM) licensed to serve Mount Horeb, Wisconsin

WRPN

WRPN-FM, a radio station (90.1 FM) licensed to Ripon, Wisconsin, United States


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