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Encyclopedia > Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin is a town in Central Wisconsin. It was named after Mr. Stevens, who ran several saloons on what is today known as "The Square," where the loggers on the Wisconsin River could stop for a meal.


It's also home to The University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.


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STEVENS POINT - LoveToKnow Article on STEVENS POINT (225 words)
Stevens Point is served by the Green Bay and Western and the Minneapolis, St Paul and Sault Ste Marie railways.
It is the seat of one of the state normal schools (1894), of St Josephs Academy (Polish), and of the Stevens Point Commercial College, and has a Carnegie library (1904), the Portage county court-house, a city hospital, and a tuberculosis sanatorium.
Stevens Point was first settled by George Stevens in 1839, was incorporated as a village in 1847, and was first chartered as a city in 1858.
Stevens Point Wisconsin Real Estate (533 words)
Stevens Point is centrally located in the state, on the Wisconsin River, at the intersection of Interstate 39 and State Highway 10 in Portage County.
Stevens Point is home to a University of Wisconsin campus, a Mid-State Technical College campus, and Saint Michael's Hospital.
Stevens Point is a family friendly city, and one that plans on keeping families happy, no matter the age of the person!
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