Appleton, Wisconsin
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Appleton is a city in Outagamie
Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Outagamie is a county in the northeast region of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Its county seat is Appleton. As of the 2009 census estimate, its population was 177,155....

, Calumet
Calumet County, Wisconsin
Calumet County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is included in the Appleton, Wisconsin, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the county's population was 48,971. The county seat is Chilton.-History:...

, and Winnebago
Winnebago County, Wisconsin
Winnebago County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2009, the population estimate was 163,370. Its county seat is Oshkosh. Winnebago County is included in the Oshkosh, Wisconsin-Neenah, Wisconsin, Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

 Counties in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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 of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

. It is situated on the Fox River
Fox River (Wisconsin)
The Fox River is a river in eastern and central Wisconsin in the United States. Along the banks is a chain of cities, including Oshkosh, Neenah, Menasha, Appleton, Little Chute, Kimberly, Combined Locks, and Kaukauna. Except for Oshkosh, these cities refer to themselves as the Fox Cities...

, 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Green Bay
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...

 and 100 miles (161 km) north of Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...

. Appleton is the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....

 of Outagamie County. The population was 78,086 at the 2010 census
United States Census, 2010
The Twenty-third United States Census, known as Census 2010 or the 2010 Census, is the current national census of the United States. National Census Day was April 1, 2010 and is the reference date used in enumerating individuals...

. Appleton is the principal city of the Appleton, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Appleton-Oshkosh
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
As of the census of 2000, there were 62,916 people, 24,082 households, and 13,654 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,662.2 people per square mile . There were 25,420 housing units at an average density of 1,075.6 per square mile...

-Neenah
Neenah, Wisconsin
Neenah is a city on Lake Winnebago in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 24,507 at the 2000 census. The city is bordered by, but is politically independent of, the Town of Neenah. Neenah is the southwestern-most of the Fox Cities of Northeast Wisconsin...

, Wisconsin, Combined Statistical Area
Combined Statistical Area
The United States Office of Management and Budget defines micropolitan and metropolitan statistical areas. Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas consist of one or more counties...

.

History

Fur traders seeking to do business with Fox River Valley Indians were the first European settlers in Appleton. Hippolyte Grignon built the White Heron in 1835 to house his family and serve as an inn and trading post.

Appleton was settled in 1847 and incorporated as a village in 1853. John F. Johnston was the first resident and village president. Home to Lawrence University
Lawrence University
Lawrence University is a selective, private liberal arts college with a nationally recognized conservatory of music, in Appleton, Wisconsin. Lawrence University is known for its rigorous academic environment. Founded in 1847, the first classes were held on November 12, 1849...

, Appleton grew along with the school. With the financial backing of Amos A. Lawrence
Amos Adams Lawrence
Amos Adams Lawrence , the son of famed philanthropist Amos Lawrence, was a key figure in the United States abolition movement in the years leading up to the Civil War, and instrumental in the establishment of the University of Kansas and Lawrence University in Appleton,...

, the Lawrence Institute was chartered in 1847. Samuel Appleton
Samuel Appleton
Samuel Appleton was an American merchant and philanthropist, active in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Great Britain. The city of Appleton, Wisconsin was named in his honor by Amos Lawrence.-Biography:...

, Lawrence's father-in-law, donated $10,000 to the newly founded college library, and his name was given to the community in appreciation.

The community was incorporated as a city on March 2, 1857, with Amos Storey as its first mayor. Early in the 20th century, it adopted the commission
City commission government
City commission government is a form of municipal government which once was common in the United States, but many cities which were formerly governed by commission have since switched to the council-manager form of government...

 form of government. In 1890, 11,869 people lived in Appleton; in 1900, there were 15,085; in 1910, 16,773; in 1920, 19,571; and in 1940, 28,436.

The paper industry, beginning with the building of the first paper mill in the city in 1853, has been at the forefront of the development of Appleton. In order to provide electricity to the paper industry, the nation's first hydro-electric central station, the Vulcan Street Plant
Vulcan Street Plant
The Vulcan Street Plant is the world's first Edison hydroelectric central station. Built on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin, the Vulcan Street Plant was put into operation on September 30, 1882...

 on the Fox River
Fox River (Wisconsin)
The Fox River is a river in eastern and central Wisconsin in the United States. Along the banks is a chain of cities, including Oshkosh, Neenah, Menasha, Appleton, Little Chute, Kimberly, Combined Locks, and Kaukauna. Except for Oshkosh, these cities refer to themselves as the Fox Cities...

, began operation on September 30, 1882. The power plant also powered the Hearthstone House
Hearthstone Historic House Museum
The Hearthstone Historic House Museum is a historic home in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States that has been converted into a museum. On September 30, 1882, it became the first residence in the world powered by a centrally located hydroelectric station using the Edison system. At that time, the...

, the first residence in the world powered by a centrally located hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...

 station
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....

 using the Edison
Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. In addition, he created the world’s first industrial...

 system.

Shortly thereafter, in August 1886, Appleton was the site for another national first, the operation of a commercially successful electric streetcar company. Electric lights replaced gas lamps on College Avenue in 1912. Appleton also had the first telephone
Telephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...

 in Wisconsin, and the first incandescent light in any city outside of the East Coast
East Coast of the United States
The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, refers to the easternmost coastal states in the United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada. The term includes the U.S...

.

Appleton's Valley Fair Shopping Center
Valley Fair Shopping Center
The Valley Fair Shopping Center was a shopping mall in Appleton, Wisconsin which opened on March 10, 1955. The mall billed itself as the first enclosed mall in the United States, though the Westminster Arcade predates it by 126 years...

, built in 1954, laid claim to being the first enclosed shopping mall in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, although this claim is disputed by other malls. In 2007 most of the structure was demolished, leaving only its east wing and a movie theater. A Copps food store now stands in its place.

Demographics

Appleton is the principal city of the Appleton–Oshkosh–Neenah CSA, a Combined Statistical Area
Combined Statistical Area
The United States Office of Management and Budget defines micropolitan and metropolitan statistical areas. Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas consist of one or more counties...

 which includes the Appleton (Calumet and Outagamie counties) and Oshkosh–Neenah (Winnebago County
Winnebago County, Wisconsin
Winnebago County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2009, the population estimate was 163,370. Its county seat is Oshkosh. Winnebago County is included in the Oshkosh, Wisconsin-Neenah, Wisconsin, Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

) metropolitan areas, which had a combined population of 367,365 at the 2010 census
United States Census, 2010
The Twenty-third United States Census, known as Census 2010 or the 2010 Census, is the current national census of the United States. National Census Day was April 1, 2010 and is the reference date used in enumerating individuals...

.

As of the census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

of 2010, there were 78,086 people, 32,864 households, and 20,676 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 was 3455.9 /sqmi. There were 32,736 housing units at an average density of 1328 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 77.48% White; 8.99% African American; 1.57% Native American; 6.61% Asian; 1.03% Pacific Islander; 1.05% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

, and 3.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.53% of the population.

There were 32,864 households out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...

 living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.52 and the average family size was 4.13.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18; 12.7% from 18 to 24; 33.8% from 25 to 44; 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,285, and the median income for a family was $44,097. Males had a median income of $36,459 versus $22,890 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

 for the city was $17,478. About 7.3% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

Crime

FBI crime statistics for 2009 list the crime rate (per 100,000 population) for Appleton as follows:
Crime Appleton Wisconsin United States
Violent crime 234.7 257.0 429.4
Murder 1.4 2.5 5.0
Forcible rape 29.9 19.6 28.7
Robbery 25.6 85.8 133.0
Aggravated assault 177.8 149.1 262.8
Property crime 2,680.2 2,608.2 3,036.1
Burglary 465.2 472.9 716.3
Larceny-theft 2,163.8 1,977.4 2,060.9
Motor vehicle theft 51.2 157.8 258.8

Government

Appleton is governed via the mayor-council system. The mayor is elected in a citywide vote. The council, known as the common council, consists of 16 members, all of whom are elected from individual districts.

Transportation

The city is the owner of Valley Transit
Valley Transit
Valley Transit is a city bus and paratransit commission operated by the city government of Appleton, Wisconsin.The system operates across the Fox Cities and serves the cities of Appleton, Kaukauna, Menasha and Neenah, as well as the towns of Buchanan, Grand Chute and Menasha; and the villages of...

, a network of bus lines serving the Fox Valley. There are also several taxi operators in the city. Commercial air service is provided at nearby Outagamie County Regional Airport
Outagamie County Regional Airport
Outagamie County Regional Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. It is the fourth busiest commercial airport in Wisconsin. It is located just ouside of Appleton, Wisconsin, in the town of Greenville....

, about six miles west of downtown.

Roads

The primary roads into the metro Appleton area are US 41 and US 10. US 41 runs north-south on the west side of the city, and turns east-west across the north side of the city. US 41 connects to Green Bay
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...

 to the northeast and Oshkosh
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
As of the census of 2000, there were 62,916 people, 24,082 households, and 13,654 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,662.2 people per square mile . There were 25,420 housing units at an average density of 1,075.6 per square mile...

, Fond du Lac
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Fond du Lac is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The name is French for bottom of the lake, for it is located at the bottom of Lake Winnebago. The population was 42,203 at the 2000 census...

, and Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...

 to the south. WIS 441 loops
Loop route
A loop route is a highway or other major road that extends out from a typically longer, more important parents road to enter and circle a large city. A loop can function as a bypass for through traffic and also to service outlying suburbs....

 from US 41 across the south and east sides of the metro Appleton area. US 10 is an east-west highway that connects to Manitowoc
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Manitowoc is a city in and the county seat of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The city is located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Manitowoc River. According to the 2000 census, Manitowoc had a population of 34,053, with over 50,000 residents in the surrounding communities...

 to the east, and Stevens Point
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Stevens Point is the county seat of Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. Located in the central part of the state, it is the largest city in the county, with a population of 24,551 at the 2000 census...

/Wausau
Wausau, Wisconsin
Wausau is a city in and the county seat of Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The Wisconsin River divides the city. The city is adjacent to the town of Wausau.According to the 2000 census, Wausau had a population of 38,426 people...

 to the west.

WIS 125 provides access from US 41 to downtown Appleton. Other state highways into the Appleton metro area are WIS 47, WIS 96, WIS 15.

Rail

Appleton is criss-crossed by the former main lines of the Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago and North Western Railway
The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s...

 (southwest-northeast) and the Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western (roughly southeast-northwest, and now largely abandoned except for local service to area paper mills and other industries). A north-south branch of the former Wisconsin Central Railroad passes on the west side of the city. All rail service is now operated by Canadian National Railway
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....

. Appleton has no intercity passenger rail service, although studies are being undertaken on the feasibility of extending Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...

 service to the Fox Cities and Green Bay.

Education

Appleton is served by the Appleton Area School District
Appleton Area School District
The Appleton Area School District is a school district that serves Appleton, Wisconsin. Situated in the heart of the Fox River Valley of northeast Wisconsin, the AASD serves the city of Appleton, Wisconsin and its nearly 80,000 residents...

, which has three high schools, six middle schools, seventeen elementary schools, and sixteen charter schools. The district's main public high schools are Appleton East
Appleton East High School
Appleton East High School is a comprehensive secondary school located in Appleton, Wisconsin. Part of the Appleton Area School District, Appleton East is one of three public four-year high schools in the city. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and...

, Appleton North
Appleton North High School
Appleton North High School is a comprehensive secondary school in Appleton, Wisconsin that is part of the Appleton Area School District. Opened in August 1995, it is the most recently built of the three four-year public high schools in the district. The school has roughly 1900 students.The school...

, and Appleton West
Appleton West High School
Appleton West High School is a high school located at 610 North Badger Avenue in Appleton, Wisconsin. It is a member of the Appleton Area School District....

. The city also has three parochial high schools: Roman Catholic Xavier High School, Fox Valley Lutheran High School
Fox Valley Lutheran High School
Fox Valley Lutheran High School is a Lutheran high school located in Appleton, Wisconsin. The school is owned and operated by a Federation of 40 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod churches across the Fox River Valley area...

, and Appleton Christian School.

Appleton is home to Lawrence University
Lawrence University
Lawrence University is a selective, private liberal arts college with a nationally recognized conservatory of music, in Appleton, Wisconsin. Lawrence University is known for its rigorous academic environment. Founded in 1847, the first classes were held on November 12, 1849...

, a private liberal arts
Liberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...

 college, Fox Valley Technical College
Fox Valley Technical College
Fox Valley Technical College is the technical college for the Appleton, Wisconsin area. It is a member of the Wisconsin Technical College System....

, and Rasmussen College
Rasmussen College
Rasmussen College is a 110-year old for-profit private college offering Bachelor's and Associate's degrees at multiple campuses in Minnesota including Blaine, Brooklyn Park, Eagan, Bloomington, Lake Elmo, Mankato, Moorhead and St...

. The University of Wisconsin–Fox Valley, a two-year campus of the University of Wisconsin System
University of Wisconsin System
The University of Wisconsin System is a university system of public universities in the state of Wisconsin. It is one of the largest public higher education systems in the country, enrolling more than 182,000 students each year and employing more than 32,000 faculty and staff statewide...

, is located in nearby Menasha
Menasha, Wisconsin
Menasha is a city in Calumet and Winnebago Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 16,331 at the 2000 census. The city is located mostly in the Town of Menasha in Winnebago County; only a small portion is in the Town of Harrison in Calumet County. Doty Island is located...

.

The city and surrounding area are served by the Appleton Public Library, which was chartered by the city in 1897 and as of 2010 has a collection of over 600,000 items.

Largest employers

As of 2009, the largest employers in the city were:
# Employer # of Employees
1 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a Fortune 500 financial services organization with dual corporate headquarters based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Appleton, Wisconsin...

1,836
2 Appleton Area School District
Appleton Area School District
The Appleton Area School District is a school district that serves Appleton, Wisconsin. Situated in the heart of the Fox River Valley of northeast Wisconsin, the AASD serves the city of Appleton, Wisconsin and its nearly 80,000 residents...

1,758
3 Appleton Papers 1,535
4 Miller Electric
Miller Electric
Miller Electric is an arc welding and cutting equipment manufacturing company based in Appleton, WI. Miller Electric has grown from a one-man operation selling products in Northeast Wisconsin, to what is today one of the world's largest manufacturers of arc welding and cutting equipment...

1,500
5 St. Elizabeth Hospital 1,399
6 Appleton Medical Center
Appleton Medical Center
Appleton Medical Center, formerly Appleton Memorial Hospital, serves the northern side of the city of Appleton, Wisconsin. The hospital was chartered by the State of Wisconsin in 1949. After a 12 year fundraising effort , Appleton Memorial Hospital opened in 1958. The hospital was renamed Appleton...

1,250
7 Outagamie County
Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Outagamie is a county in the northeast region of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Its county seat is Appleton. As of the 2009 census estimate, its population was 177,155....

1,243
8 West
West Corporation
West Corporation is an American company that is a provider of outsourced services, including customer relationship management services, conference call services, privatized 911 service, automated business telephone systems , systems integration, help desks, business-to-business sales, responses...

 Business Services
1,000
9 Valley Packaging Industries 940
10 Voith
Voith
The Voith GmbH, which is headquartered in Germany, is a family-run corporation in the mechanical engineering sector with worldwide operations....

770

Companies headquartered in Appleton

  • The Boldt Company
  • Luvata Appleton
  • Miller Electric
    Miller Electric
    Miller Electric is an arc welding and cutting equipment manufacturing company based in Appleton, WI. Miller Electric has grown from a one-man operation selling products in Northeast Wisconsin, to what is today one of the world's largest manufacturers of arc welding and cutting equipment...

  • N.W. Mauthe Company, Inc.
  • Omni Associates
  • Pierce Manufacturing
    Pierce Manufacturing
    Pierce Manufacturing is an Appleton, Wisconsin based manufacturer of custom fire and rescue apparatus and a wholly owned subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation. Pierce was acquired by Oshkosh in 1996. The company was originally founded in 1913 by Humphrey Pierce and his son Dudley as the Pierce Auto...

  • Mount Technology Corp.
  • Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
    Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
    Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a Fortune 500 financial services organization with dual corporate headquarters based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Appleton, Wisconsin...

  • Appleton (formerly known as Appleton Papers)
  • SECURA Insurance Companies
  • Novatek Computer Systems, Inc.
  • Appleton Information Technologies, LLC

Tourism

Appleton tourist attractions include the Hearthstone House
Hearthstone Historic House Museum
The Hearthstone Historic House Museum is a historic home in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States that has been converted into a museum. On September 30, 1882, it became the first residence in the world powered by a centrally located hydroelectric station using the Edison system. At that time, the...

, an 1881 four-story mansion that was the first house in the world to be powered by hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...

. The The History Museum at the Castle
The History Museum at the Castle
The History Museum at the Castle is a local history museum located in downtown Appleton, Wisconsin across College Avenue from Lawrence University...

 contains exhibits on Fox River Valley history, including a gallery showcasing Edna Ferber
Edna Ferber
Edna Ferber was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels were especially popular and included the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big , Show Boat , and Giant .-Early years:Ferber was born August 15, 1885, in Kalamazoo, Michigan,...

, a Harry Houdini
Harry Houdini
Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-born American magician and escapologist, stunt performer, actor and film producer noted for his sensational escape acts...

 exhibit, and other traveling exhibits. The Paper Discovery Center
Paper Discovery Center
The Paper Discovery Center is a museum and workshop center focused on papermaking in Appleton, Wisconsin, USA, where paper is an important local industry....

 has historic paper-making machines on display and an exhibit on the history of paper. Fox River Mall
Fox River Mall
Fox River Mall is a mall located at 4301 W Wisconsin Ave., Grand Chute, Wisconsin in the United States. This mall opened on July 18, 1984....

 is the third-largest mall in Wisconsin.

Notable natives and residents

  • Mary Agria
    Mary Agria
    Mary Agria is an American writer who spent her early career as a journalist and non-fiction writer, then in 'retirement' began writing a series of novels that deal with the issues facing older Americans, including finding meaning in one's senior years, resolving parent-child relationships and...

    , author
  • Gary Arndt
    Gary Arndt
    Gary Arndt is an American independent travel writer, photographer and speaker.-Current Activities:Arndt began traveling around the world in March 2007. He showcases his photography and shares stories about his journey on his travel blog Everything Everywhere with around 100,000 readers monthly....

    , travel photographer and writer
  • George Baldwin
    George Baldwin (Wisconsin politician)
    George Baldwin was a Wisconsin politician and businessman.Born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, Baldwin studied law, and was admitted to the Vermont bar. He moved to Calumet County, Wisconsin, where he practiced law. He was mayor of Chilton, Wisconsin, and county judge of Calumet County...

    , politician and businessman
  • Myrt Basing
    Myrt Basing
    Myrt Basing was a halfback in the National Football League.-Career:Basing played with the Green Bay Packers for five seasons. He played at the collegiate level at Lawrence University.-References:...

    , NFL player
  • Rocky Bleier, football player
  • John Bradley
    John Bradley (Iwo Jima)
    John Henry "Jack" "Doc" Bradley was a United States Navy corpsman during World War II, and one of the six men who took part in raising the Flag on Iwo Jima...

    , Iwo Jima
    Iwo Jima
    Iwo Jima, officially , is an island of the Japanese Volcano Islands chain, which lie south of the Ogasawara Islands and together with them form the Ogasawara Archipelago. The island is located south of mainland Tokyo and administered as part of Ogasawara, one of eight villages of Tokyo...

     Navy flag-raiser
  • Brian Butch
    Brian Butch
    Brian Butch is an American professional basketball player. He was a center on the 2003 McDonald's All-American basketball team who later attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison on a basketball scholarship...

    , NBA player
  • Mark Catlin, Sr., football coach
  • Mark Catlin, Jr.
    Mark Catlin, Jr.
    Mark Catlin, Jr. was a Wisconsin Republican politician and legislator.Born in Appleton, Wisconsin, Catlin graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and became a lawyer. His father was the college football coach Mark Catlin, Sr. who was also a lawyer and legislator...

    , ex-speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
    Wisconsin State Assembly
    The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....

  • Cory Chisel
    Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons
    Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons is an Americana, folk rock band that started in Appleton, Wisconsin. The band consists of Cory Chisel and Adriel Harris...

    , musician
  • Clarence Currie
    Clarence Currie
    Clarence Franklin Currie , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues in -. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, and Chicago Cubs.He is buried in Appleton, Wisconsin.-External links:...

    , MLB player
  • Willem Dafoe
    Willem Dafoe
    Willem Dafoe is an American film, stage, and voice actor, and a founding member of the experimental theatre company The Wooster Group...

    , actor
  • Helen J. Farabee
    Helen J. Farabee
    Helen Jane Rehbein Farabee, known as Helen J. Farabee , was a 20th century advocate of improved mental health and human services in Texas. She was the first wife of State Senator Ray Farabee , an attorney originally from Wichita Falls...

    , mental health activist
  • Royal T. Farrand
    Royal T. Farrand
    Royal Twombly Farand was an American football player and medical doctor.Farrand was born in 1867 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of David Osburn Farrand, a surgeon, and Elizabeth Twombley. He graduated from high school in Detroit in 1886 and enrolled at the University of Michigan...

    , physician and college football player
  • Edna Ferber
    Edna Ferber
    Edna Ferber was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels were especially popular and included the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big , Show Boat , and Giant .-Early years:Ferber was born August 15, 1885, in Kalamazoo, Michigan,...

    , author
  • Harold Vernon Froehlich
    Harold Vernon Froehlich
    Harold Vernon Froehlich is an American Republican politician.Born in Appleton, Wisconsin, Froehlich served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. In 1959, Froehlich graduated from University of Wisconsin–Madison and then received his law degree in 1962. Harold Froelhich served in...

    , U.S. Representative
  • Edna Garrett, character actress Charlotte Rae
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    Charlotte Rae is a prolific American character actress of stage, comedienne, singer and dancer, who in her six decades of television is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Edna Garrett in the sitcoms Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life...

     played on the popular 1980s sitcom The Facts of Life
    The Facts of Life (TV series)
    The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from August 24, 1979 to May 7, 1988. A spin-off of the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, the series' premise focused on Edna Garrett as she becomes a housemother at the fictional Eastland School, a prestigious...

  • Henry Golde
    Henry Golde
    Henry M. Golde is an author and childhood survivor of the Holocaust. He has written about his experiences in his book Ragdolls.Golde was born in Płock, Poland located west of Warsaw. At age 11 he was taken by the SS to the small town of Galicia, Poland. There he was spared from the gas chambers...

    , author and Holocaust survivor
  • William Norman Grigg
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    William Norman Grigg has authored several books from a Constitutionalist perspective. He used to be a senior editor of The New American magazine.-Biography:...

    , author
  • Theodore Hardeen
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    Theodore Hardeen , known simply as Hardeen, was a Hungarian magician and escape artist, best known as Harry Houdini's brother...

    , magician
  • Walter Havighurst
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    Walter Edwin Havighurst , critic, novelist, literary and social historian of the Midwest, professor of English at Miami University.- History :...

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  • J. P. Hayes, PGA golfer
  • George Hogriever
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    George C. Hogriever was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers.-External links:...

    , MLB player
  • Harry Houdini
    Harry Houdini
    Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-born American magician and escapologist, stunt performer, actor and film producer noted for his sensational escape acts...

    , magician

  • Roger Jenkins, hockey player
  • Erik Jensen, NFL player
  • Swede Johnston, NFL player
  • Steve Kagen
    Steve Kagen
    Steven Leslie Kagen, M.D. is a physician and was the U.S. Representative for , serving from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party...

    , U.S. Congressman
  • Cole Konrad
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    , Mixed Martial Artist
  • Ron Kostelnik
    Ron Kostelnik
    Ronald Michael Kostelnik was an American football player....

    , football player
  • Tony Kubek
    Tony Kubek
    Anthony Christopher "Tony" Kubek is a retired American professional baseball player and television broadcaster....

    , Hall-of-Fame baseball player and announcer
  • Maury Laws
    Maury Laws
    Maury Laws is an American television and film composer.In his teens, Laws performed in local country, jazz and dance bands as a singer and guitarist in his home state of North Carolina...

    , composer
  • Jeff Loomis
    Jeff Loomis
    Jeff Loomis is an American musician, best known for his role as lead guitarist in the progressive metal band Nevermore.-Early days:...

    , guitarist
  • August Knuppel
    August Knuppel
    August Knuppel was a German-born mason and contractor who assisted in the development of Appleton, Wisconsin. Knuppel was born in Germany in 1857. He came to the United States in 1879....

    , mason and contractor
  • Garrett Lowney
    Garrett Lowney
    Steven Garrett Lowney is an American Greco-Roman wrestler.Lowney wrestled for the University of Minnesota under former Army Special Forces coach J Robinson. He also won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Also a member of the 2004 Summer Olympics team-External links:*...

    , Olympic
    Olympic Games
    The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

     medalist
  • Joseph McCarthy
    Joseph McCarthy
    Joseph Raymond "Joe" McCarthy was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957...

    , senator
  • Jack Mead
    Jack Mead
    Jack Mead is a former player in the National Football League. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1945 NFL Draft by the New York Giants and would later play two seasons with the team.-References:...

    , NFL player
  • John S. Mills
    John S. Mills
    John S. Mills was a Major General in the United States Air Force.-Biography:Mills was born in Appleton, Wisconsin in 1906 and attended Lawrence College. He died on July 4, 1996.-Career:...

    , U.S. Air Force Major General
  • John Benjamin Murphy
    John Benjamin Murphy
    John Benjamin Murphy, born John Murphy , was an American physician and abdominal surgeon noted for advocating early surgical intervention in appendicitis appendectomy, and several eponyms: Murphy’s button, Murphy drip, Murphy’s punch, Murphy’s test, and Murphy-Lane bone skid...

    , surgeon
  • William Beverly Murphy
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    , president of Campbell Soup Company
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  • Chester J. Roberts
    Chester J. Roberts
    Chester Joseph Roberts was an American football player and coach of football and basketball in the early 1900s. He was a 1912 graduate of Lawrence College in Appleton, Wisconsin where he played football. After graduation he served as a member of the faculty at several colleges in the Midwest...

    , head coach of the Miami Redskins
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  • William J. Rogers
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    William J. Rogers was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.-Biography:Rogers was born on December 9, 1930 in Appleton, Wisconsin. During the Korean War, he served in the United States Army.-Political career:...

    , Wisconsin State Assemblyman
  • George J. Schneider
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    , U.S. Representative
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  • Don Werner
    Don Werner
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    , MLB player
  • Walter B. Wriston, banker
  • Terry Zwigoff
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    , filmmaker


Points of interest

  • Appleton Art Center
  • Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
    Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
    The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center is a performing arts center in downtown Appleton, Wisconsin, USA. The Center is the home of the Broadway Across America – Fox Cities series, the Boldt Arts Alive! series, the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Education Series, and the Fox Valley Symphony...

  • Fox River Mall
    Fox River Mall
    Fox River Mall is a mall located at 4301 W Wisconsin Ave., Grand Chute, Wisconsin in the United States. This mall opened on July 18, 1984....

     (in nearby Grand Chute)
  • Fox Valley Technical College
    Fox Valley Technical College
    Fox Valley Technical College is the technical college for the Appleton, Wisconsin area. It is a member of the Wisconsin Technical College System....

  • Gardens of the Fox Cities
    Gardens of the Fox Cities
    Gardens of the Fox Cities are nonprofit botanical gardens and an arboretum located in Appleton Memorial Park at 1313 Witzke Boulevard, Appleton, Wisconsin...

  • Goodland Field
    Goodland Field
    Nienhaus Field is a sports park in Appleton, Wisconsin. It was originally named Goodland Field after Appleton mayor John Goodland. -History:...

  • Hearthstone Historic House Museum
    Hearthstone Historic House Museum
    The Hearthstone Historic House Museum is a historic home in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States that has been converted into a museum. On September 30, 1882, it became the first residence in the world powered by a centrally located hydroelectric station using the Edison system. At that time, the...

  • The History Museum at the Castle
    The History Museum at the Castle
    The History Museum at the Castle is a local history museum located in downtown Appleton, Wisconsin across College Avenue from Lawrence University...

  • Lawrence University
    Lawrence University
    Lawrence University is a selective, private liberal arts college with a nationally recognized conservatory of music, in Appleton, Wisconsin. Lawrence University is known for its rigorous academic environment. Founded in 1847, the first classes were held on November 12, 1849...

  • Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
    Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
    The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are a minor league baseball team of the Midwest League, and the Class A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, and are named for timber rattlesnakes. The team plays its home games at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium...

    (in nearby Grand Chute)

External links


Further reading

  • Wisconsin Magazine of History, State Historical Society of Wisconsin. These bound volumes of the magazine contain several articles about the early history of Appleton. The best articles are, "Lawrence College," by Samual Plantz (Vol. 6, p. 44), and "Appleton," by William Raney (Vol. 33, p. 135). For additional articles, consult the index volumes under these subject headings: Appleton; Grand Chute: Lawrence University; Smith, Reeder Williams, Eleazar.
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