Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States
| Cataract, Wisconsin | |
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| Census-designated place | |
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  Cataract, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 44°05′16″N 90°50′32″W / 44.08778°N 90.84222°W / 44.08778; -90.84222 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Monroe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.594 sq mi (1.54 km) |
| • Land | 0.594 sq mi (1.54 km) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km) |
| Elevation | 850 ft (260 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 186 |
| • Density | 310/sq mi (120/km) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 608 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1562802 |
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.
Geography
Cataract has an area of 0.594 square miles (1.54 km), 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.
Southeast of Cataract is The Little Falls Railroad & Doll Museum, with a garden railway, model railroad layout, and doll collection.
The Walczak-Wontor Quarry Pit Workshop 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.
- Bryan Jandt Born 1962 – Living. Born in Sparta Wisconsin yet spent informative years in Cataract. Legendary Bowhunter, Baseball Player of the region.
- Mark Abbott: Born 1962 – Living. Born in a log cabin in the woods near Cataract. Renowned Trout fisherman, Bowhunter, and Baseball Player.
- Kevin Smith: Born 1965 - Present. Originally from Illinois, moved back to bartend at the Mill Pond before that dump closed down for good. Has a ponytail that many people wanted to grab and swing him around with due to his smug attitude. Now bartends at Big Dan's Longbranch after the family business was closed down to years of back taxes owed.
Images
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Sign
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Welcome sign
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Elementary school
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Downtown Cataract
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Cataract dam waterfall
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Cataract pond
See also
References
- ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cataract, Wisconsin
- The Paul & Matilda Wegner Grotto
- The Little Falls Railroad & Doll Museum
External links
Media related to Cataract, Wisconsin at Wikimedia Commons
| Municipalities and communities of Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States | ||
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| County seat: Sparta | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |