Cataract, Wisconsin
Cataract, Wisconsin | |
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 Downtown Cataract | |
  Cataract, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 44°05′16″N 90°50′32″W / 44.08778°N 90.84222°WCoordinates: 44°05′16″N 90°50′32″W / 44.08778°N 90.84222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Monroe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.594 sq mi (1.54 km2) |
| • Land | 0.594 sq mi (1.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 850 ft (260 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 186 |
| • Density | 310/sq mi (120/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 608 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1562802[2] |
Cataract is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Little Falls in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 186.[1]
Geography[]
Cataract has an area of 0.594 square miles (1.54 km2), all of it land.
Attractions[]
The Paul and Matilda Wegner Grotto, located southwest of the village, is an outdoor collection of concrete folk-art sculptures encrusted with shards of glass, ceramics, seashells, and other materials. These have a variety of themes, including religious and patriotic subjects and more personal mementos of the lives of Paul and Matilda Wegner. The grotto was built between 1929 and 1942 by the Wegners on their farm, and is now owned by Monroe County and maintained by an endowment established for that purpose.[3]
Southeast of Cataract is The Little Falls Railroad & Doll Museum, with a garden railway, model railroad layout, and doll collection.[4]
The is located in the vicinity of Cataract; it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Notable people[]
- John McKendree Springer, Methodist clergyman, was born in Cataract.
Images[]
Sign
Welcome sign
Elementary school
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cataract, Wisconsin
- ^ The Paul & Matilda Wegner Grotto
- ^ The Little Falls Railroad & Doll Museum
External links[]
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