Appleton, Wisconsin

Appleton is a city on the Fox River in central Wisconsin. It serves as the county seat of Outagamie County, although the city limits include neighborhoods in Calumet County and Winnebago County. Appleton covers 21.4 sq mi (55.4 sq km) and has a population of 78,000 people (2011 estimate).

Temple Zion and School (NRHP listed), Appleton, Wisconsin
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The inhabitants of the Appleton area when the first Europeans arrived were Fox River Valley Indians. One of the earliest Europeans to settle in the area was Hippolyte Grignon, who built a house there in 1835. Called the White Heron, it also served as an inn and trading store.

The settlement of Appleton was created in 1847. It was incorporated as a village in 1853 and as a city in 1857. The city was a center for the paper-making industry. To power the paper milkls, the first hydroelectric station was built on the Fox River, becoming operational in 1882.

Appleton has chalked up a number of other firsts, including the first successful electric streetcar, in 1886, the first telephone in Wisconsin, the first incandescent light in any city of the East Coast, and in 1954, the first enclosed shopping mall in the United States (though this particular claim is disputed by other malls).

Visiting Appleton

US Highways 10 and 41 connects Appleton with the rest of the country.

Places of Interest in Appleton

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