Prairie du Chien
Prairie du Chien is a town in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 957 at the 2020 census. The City of Prairie du Chien is located partially within the town. The unincorporated community of White Corners is also located in the town.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Area with 957 residents
- Description: township in Crawford County, Wisconsin
- Also known as: “Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Crawford National Cemetery and Crawford County Courthouse.
Fort Crawford National Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Crawford was an outpost of the United States Army located in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, during the 19th century. The army's occupation of Prairie du Chien spanned the existence of two fortifications, both of them named Fort Crawford.
Crawford County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Jimmy Emerson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Crawford County Courthouse is located in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.
Villa Louis
Park
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The Villa Louis is a National Historic Landmark located on St. Feriole Island, in Prairie du Chien, southwestern Wisconsin. The villa and estate are a historical museum operated by the Wisconsin Historical Society.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prairie du Chien and Marquette.
Prairie du Chien
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Prairie du Chien is a city in the Southern Wisconsin River Valley of Southwest Wisconsin, near the junction of the Mississippi and Wisconsin rivers.
Marquette
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Marquette is a small town in northeast Iowa. It is of interest to travelers as the jumping-off point for Effigy Mounds National Monument. Another small town, McGregor, is immediately to the south.
McGregor
Village
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McGregor is a city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 742 at the time of the 2020 census. McGregor is located on the Mississippi River across from Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Pike's Peak State Park is located just south of the city. McGregor is situated 2½ miles southwest of Prairie du Chien.
Prairie du Chien
- Category: civil town of Wisconsin
- Location: Crawford, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Waray—“Prairie du Chien” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “برايري دو شين”
- Arabic: “بلدة برايري دو شين”
- Chechen: “Прери-дю-Шин (гӀала, Висконсин)”
- Chechen: “Прери-дю-Шин”
- French: “Prairie du Chien”
- German: “Prairie du Chien”
- Polish: “Prairie du Chien”
- Spanish: “Prairie du Chien”
- Tatar: “Прери-дю-Шин (шәһәр, Висконсин)”
- Tatar: “Прери-дю-Шин”
- Turkish: “Prairie du Chien”
- Ukrainian: “Прері-дю-Шин”
- Vietnamese: “Prairie du Chien, Quận Crawford, Wisconsin”
- Vietnamese: “Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin”
- Vietnamese: “Prairie du Chien”
- Waray (Philippines): “Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin”
- Waray (Philippines): “Prairie du Chien”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cecil Smith Athletic Field and Fort Crawford Medical Museum.
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