Red Cliff, Wisconsin

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Red Cliff, Wisconsin
Downtown Red Cliff
Downtown Red Cliff
Red Cliff, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Red Cliff, Wisconsin
Red Cliff, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 46°51′20″N 90°47′17″W / 46.85556°N 90.78806°W / 46.85556; -90.78806Coordinates: 46°51′20″N 90°47′17″W / 46.85556°N 90.78806°W / 46.85556; -90.78806
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyBayfield
Elevation
200 m (640 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 and 534
GNIS feature ID1572135[1]

Red Cliff, also known as Miskwaabikaang, is an unincorporated community in the town of Russell, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] Red Cliff is the administrative center of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.[2] The reservation population is 924, primarily Native American.

The Red Cliff Reservation[]

The Red Cliff Reservation was created through a series of treaties between the U.S. Government and the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Red Cliff Band), the most recent being the treaty of 1854. The reservation is approximately one mile (1.6 km) wide and 14 miles (23 km) long, located at the top of the Bayfield Peninsula, on the shores of Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin.

The community of Red Cliff, the location of tribal offices and businesses, is three miles (4.8 km) north of the city of Bayfield, a popular tourist community adjacent to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.[3]

Transportation[]

Wisconsin Highway 13 serves as a main route in the community.

Images[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Red Cliff, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ Red Cliff, Wisconsin
  3. ^ ":: Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa - Official Home Page ::". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09.


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