Fox River Park is the only park in the county that has work done by the CCC although workers from the New Deal's Works Progress Administration did similar projects in Petrifying Springs Park.
Dennis Elverman, chairman of Kenosha County's parks committee credits Jon Rudie with the push to honor the CCC. Elverman is a descendant of the farm family that sold the property for the park to the county nearly 90 years ago. His father grew up on the property before the CCC planted thousands of now mature trees.
Some 3 million men worked in the CCC and "dramatically changed the future, and today we enjoy a legacy of natural resources treasures that dot our landscape" from Yellowstone to Mount Ranier "to our very own Fox River Park," said Jim Kreuser.
--CootCCCer
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Monday, February 29, 2016
Friday, February 26, 2016
CCC Work Camp Statue in Wisconsin-- Part 4: Fox River Park
Jon Rudie is Kenosha County's general manager of park operations and said he became aware of the CCC as a teen when he worked for the Young Adult Conservation Corps one summer and saw all the work they had done in northern Wisconsin.
He said that right away he recognized the buildings and stone wall in Fox River Park as being built in the CCC style.
Beyond the buildings, the CCC built the ball fields at the park which are in an area the corps filled in by hand. On the banks of the Fox River north of Highway F, they built a fieldstone revetment and retaining walls made of hand cut Tamarack planks. According to Rudie, you can still see the planks when the water is low.
--CootCCC
He said that right away he recognized the buildings and stone wall in Fox River Park as being built in the CCC style.
Beyond the buildings, the CCC built the ball fields at the park which are in an area the corps filled in by hand. On the banks of the Fox River north of Highway F, they built a fieldstone revetment and retaining walls made of hand cut Tamarack planks. According to Rudie, you can still see the planks when the water is low.
--CootCCC
Saturday, January 2, 2016
Nash Motors, Pride of Kenosha, Wisconsin
From Wikipedia.
While on the subject of today's two earlier posts, I decided to find out some more about the Nash automobiles. I remember the song "Beep, Beep" about the little Nash Rambler pulling alongside the car and asking how to get the car out of second gear.
While at college, I had a Nash Rambler station wagon I called the "Ramblin' Wreck." It burned a quart of oil about every 50-100 miles.
Nash Motors was based in Kenosha, Wisconsin and was a major employer. It lasted from 1916-1937 then was a part Nash-Kelvinator Corporation from 1937-1954. Nash production continued from 1954-1957 with the creation of the American Motors Corporation.
Nash Motors were known for their pioneering innovations:
1938-- heating and ventilation systems still in use today
1941-- Unibody construction
1950-- seatbelts
1950-- U.S. built compact car
1957-- muscle car
It was founded in 1916 by former General Motors president Charles W. Nash after he acquired Kenosha's Thomas B. Jeffery Company which had started in 1902. The Jeffery Company's best-known vehicle was the Rambler.
--Cooter
While on the subject of today's two earlier posts, I decided to find out some more about the Nash automobiles. I remember the song "Beep, Beep" about the little Nash Rambler pulling alongside the car and asking how to get the car out of second gear.
While at college, I had a Nash Rambler station wagon I called the "Ramblin' Wreck." It burned a quart of oil about every 50-100 miles.
Nash Motors was based in Kenosha, Wisconsin and was a major employer. It lasted from 1916-1937 then was a part Nash-Kelvinator Corporation from 1937-1954. Nash production continued from 1954-1957 with the creation of the American Motors Corporation.
Nash Motors were known for their pioneering innovations:
1938-- heating and ventilation systems still in use today
1941-- Unibody construction
1950-- seatbelts
1950-- U.S. built compact car
1957-- muscle car
It was founded in 1916 by former General Motors president Charles W. Nash after he acquired Kenosha's Thomas B. Jeffery Company which had started in 1902. The Jeffery Company's best-known vehicle was the Rambler.
--Cooter
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Christopher Latham Sholes "Father of the Typewriter"-- Part 1
From the July 15, 2015, Hi-Liter "Just our type: Kenosha newspaper editor recognized as 'Father of the Typewriter' by Sandra Machaq.
Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Sholes is known as the "Father of the Typewriter" according to Charles Edward Weller in his 1918 book "The Early History of the Typewriter." Sholes also is known as the inventor of the QWERTY keyboard which is still being used on computers.
Latham Sholes was born in Pennsylvania and became a printer apprentice after which he moved to Wisconsin and worked for his older brothers who owned and published a newspaper in Green Bay. Next, he went to Madison and became editor of the Wisconsin Enquirer.
One year later, he moved to Kenosha, then known as Southport and became publisher of the local newspaper.He then got into state politics.
--DaCoot
Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Sholes is known as the "Father of the Typewriter" according to Charles Edward Weller in his 1918 book "The Early History of the Typewriter." Sholes also is known as the inventor of the QWERTY keyboard which is still being used on computers.
Latham Sholes was born in Pennsylvania and became a printer apprentice after which he moved to Wisconsin and worked for his older brothers who owned and published a newspaper in Green Bay. Next, he went to Madison and became editor of the Wisconsin Enquirer.
One year later, he moved to Kenosha, then known as Southport and became publisher of the local newspaper.He then got into state politics.
--DaCoot
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