WISCONSIN BLUE BOOK 1989-1990


New York Protestant entrepreneurs in the 1830s and 40s, who in turn, had
to
share the newly-founded village with Irish, German, and Dutch immigrants
of Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish cultures. During the period 1860-1914
Appleton's ties with the wider world were perhaps most obvious, for then
a
large influx of German-speaking people strongly influenced the community's
cultural institutions, its political life and its economy. Yet those ties
have
always been there, at times drawing widespread attention as in the case of
Harry Weiss, who became known internationally as Houdini, and the out-
standing American novelist Edna Ferber, who did her first professional writ-
ing for the Appleton newspaper. A claim to brief international fame could
be
made for the Fox Valley Irishman, Joseph R. McCarthy, who emerged as a
widely publicized and controversial Cold War Republican senator in the
1950s. Less obviously, international ties also contributed much to Apple-
ton's industrial technology and to the success of Lawrence University and
the
Institute of Paper Chemistry. Both the region's industry and agriculture
serve an international market.
  Appleton offers many opportunities for visitors to learn about the city's
history. Here are some suggestions about places to visit:
The Outagamie Museum of Industrial History, 330 East College Avenue
  Opened in 1987, the new Outagamie Museum interprets the history of the
Fox Valley region in a series of exhibits developed around the themes of
tools, agriculture, lumbering, manufacturing, power, home appliances, light,
structures, financial services, government and management, and communica-
tions. Other displays focus specifically on settings like the doctor's office,
print shop, and a domestic work area from the early period in Outagamie
County history.
College A venue Historic District*, 100 East-200 West College Avenue
  This National Register Historic District includes most of the commercial
structures on the south side of the 100 block of East College Avenue and
on
the south side of West College Avenue in the 100 and 200 blocks, plus a
smaller grouping on the north side of College, 100-110 West College, 100-102
East College, and 106-114 North Oneida Street.
  Appleton's "prime business corridor" since the mid-l19th century,
College
Avenue remains very significant commercially in the 1980s. The 4 block area
of College Avenue included in this district will reward those interested
in
commercial architecture. The earliest structure, the Adkin's Stone Block,
100-102 East College, was built in 1857. The expansive building period of
the
1870s and 1880s is well represented, as is the commercial architecture of
the
1920s and 1930s. The 19th century structures retain many of their decorative
details above the first story, so look up as you walk. From the more recent
period you will find examples of Art Deco chrome, variegated commercial
style brick, and terra-cotta trimmed Neo-Classical structures among many
others.
Soldiers Square Civil War Monument, Soldiers Square at South Oneida
Street
  Gaetano Trentanove created this 15-foot, 500 pound bronze interpretation
of 3 Union soldiers in 1911 as an entry in a design competition for a memorial


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