History. Whitewater was founded at the confluence of Whitewater Creek and Spring Brook, and named for the white sand in their beds. A gristmill was built on Whitewater creek, the resulting pond now called Cravath Lake. The town grew quickly when the first railroad line in Wisconsin passed through in 1853, but struggled when the two largest employers left town.

The Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.The team competes in the NCAA Division III and are members of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.Wisconsin–Whitewater's first football team was fielded in 1889.

The University of Wisconsin–Whitewater (UW–Whitewater) is a public university in Whitewater, Wisconsin.It is part of the University of Wisconsin System.Student enrollment in the 2014–2015 academic year was more than 12,000. The university offers 47 undergraduate majors and 13 graduate programs. Approximately 1,400 faculty and staff are employed by the university, and …

University of Wisconsin–Platteville (UW–Platteville) is a public university in Platteville, Wisconsin. Part of the University of Wisconsin System, it offers bachelor's and master's degrees. The university has three colleges that serve over 8,000 students on-campus and an additional 3,000 students through its five distance education programs.

Le Wisconsin (/ w i s. k õ. s ẽ/ [2] ou / w i s. k ɔ n. s i n / [3] Écouter ; en anglais : / w ɪ ˈ s k ɑ n s ɪ n / [4] Écouter) est un État du Midwest des États-Unis. Il est bordé au nord par le lac Supérieur et le Michigan , à l'est par le lac Michigan , au sud par l' Illinois et à l'ouest par l' Iowa et le Minnesota .

East Troy is a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.The population was 4,281 at the 2010 census.The village is located southwest of the Town of East Troy.A small portion extends into the adjacent Town of Troy

The University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin.Founded when Wisconsin achieved statehood in 1848, UW–Madison is the official state university of Wisconsin and the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System.It was the first …

Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known as the author of the novel Little Women (1868) and its sequels Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886). Raised in New England by her transcendentalist parents, Abigail May and Amos Bronson Alcott, she grew up among many well-known intellectuals of …

Delavan is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.The population was 8,463 at the 2010 census. It is located 45 miles (72 km) southwest of Milwaukee.The city is located partially within the Town of Delavan, but the two entities are politically independent.Delavan is home to Delavan Lake which brings in a large number of tourists each year, and is also close to Lake …

Early life. Ambrose was born January 10, 1936, in Lovington, Illinois, to Rosepha Trippe Ambrose and Stephen Hedges Ambrose. His father was a physician who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.Ambrose was raised in Whitewater, Wisconsin, where he graduated from Whitewater High School.His family also owned a farm in Lovington, Illinois, and vacation …