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Here's a promotional article about Appleton Wisconsin.
There's More To Appleton Than Our Acclaimed Escorts
So I wondered which parts of that article were true. Wikipedia has no information on the escort services, but it does mention that Appleton also had the first telephone in Wisconsin, the first incandescent light in any city beyond the East Coast, the first hydroelectric power and the first enclosed shopping mall in the United States.
Interestingly, the city was named after a person. Samuel Appleton donated $10,000 to the new Lawrence University. Apparently, the first guy who gave them $10,000 already had a town named after him (in Kansas), so this guy got the honor.
In other Wisconsin news, they've come out with a new dairy drink: Lots of Pulp Milk.
There's More To Appleton Than Our Acclaimed Escorts
So I wondered which parts of that article were true. Wikipedia has no information on the escort services, but it does mention that Appleton also had the first telephone in Wisconsin, the first incandescent light in any city beyond the East Coast, the first hydroelectric power and the first enclosed shopping mall in the United States.
Interestingly, the city was named after a person. Samuel Appleton donated $10,000 to the new Lawrence University. Apparently, the first guy who gave them $10,000 already had a town named after him (in Kansas), so this guy got the honor.
In other Wisconsin news, they've come out with a new dairy drink: Lots of Pulp Milk.
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Date: 2007-01-17 03:59 pm (UTC)From:It may not spring to mind right away, like Las Vegas or Sheboygan.