The Peshtigo River ( / ˈ p ɛ ʃ t ɪ ɡ oʊ / PESH -ti-go ) is a 136-mile-long (219 km) tributary of Green Bay in the U.S. state of Wisconsin . The Peshtigo Fire happened in the river's vicinity, and some survivors used the river for refuge from the flames. A section of whitewater on the river called the Roaring Rapids is well known in the region. Further downstream there are two dams known as Caldron Falls Dam and High Falls Dam before collecting the Thunder River .
23-568: The Peshtigo River is formed in Forest County and flows southeasterly towards the bay of Green Bay, spending most of its time winding through Marinette County . It shares its name with the city of Peshtigo , which was destroyed by the Peshtigo Fire on October 8, 1871. The fire was the deadliest fire in the history of the United States. According to stories of survivors, many people fled for
46-633: A national convention in July 1924 that nominated a ticket consisting of La Follette for president, and La Follete later selected Democratic Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana as his running mate. The ticket enjoyed support among many farmers and laborers and was endorsed by the Socialist Party of America and the American Federation of Labor . In the 1924 election, the party carried only La Follette's home state of Wisconsin . The ticket won 16.6% of
69-634: A referendum before any president could lead the nation into war. After winning election to the United States Senate in 1905, La Follette had emerged as a leader of progressives. He sought the Republican presidential nomination in the 1912 election , but many of his backers switched to Theodore Roosevelt after the former president entered the race. La Follette refused to join Roosevelt's Progressive Party , and that party collapsed after 1916. However,
92-556: A Progressive to the U.S. Senate and continued his affiliation with the state party throughout his decades in the Senate, while simultaneously winning the Republican nomination. While Johnson was personally close to Theodore Roosevelt, he was much closer ideologically to Robert La Follette. Johnson sat out the general election in 1924 after unsuccessfully challenging President Calvin Coolidge for
115-578: A general fertility rate of 71.1 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the 14th highest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties. There were fewer than five reported induced abortions performed on women of Forest County residence in 2017. From its founding in 1885 until 1928, Forest County voted for the Republican candidate in all but three elections, voting for the Democratic candidate in 1892 and 1912, and voting for Progressive candidate and native Wisconsinite Robert M. La Follette in 1924. Then, from 1932 to 1996,
138-462: A moderate against socialist and Democratic nominee Upton Sinclair ). In 1936 they elected Franck R. Havenner as Congressman for California's 4th congressional district , and garnered a significant portion of the votes in some other races. Havenner became a Democrat before the 1938 race; Haight defeated eventual winner Culbert Olson in the Progressive primary election, but received only 2.43% of
161-458: The 1924 election . It did not run candidates for other offices, and it disappeared after the election. The party advocated progressive positions such as government ownership of railroads and electric utilities, cheap credit for farmers, the outlawing of child labor , stronger laws to help labor unions , more protection of civil liberties, an end to American imperialism in Latin America , and
184-458: The Railroad brotherhoods . La Follette ran with Senator Burton K. Wheeler , Democratic Senator from Montana . The party represented a farmer/labor coalition and was endorsed by the Socialist Party of America , the American Federation of Labor and many railroad brotherhoods. The party did not run candidates for other offices, and only carried one state, Wisconsin. La Follette continued to serve in
207-553: The Wisconsin Progressive Party and briefly dominate Wisconsin politics. Years before, La Follette had created the "Progressive" faction inside the Republican Party of Wisconsin in 1900. In 1912 he attempted to create a Progressive Party but lost control to Theodore Roosevelt , who became his bitter enemy. In 1924 his new party (using the old 1912 name) called for public ownership of railroads, which catered to
230-624: The Republican nomination. Johnson personally disliked La Follette but grudgingly admired his quixotic third-party bid and generally agreed with his 1924 platform. In 1934, when the La Follettes founded the Wisconsin Progressive Party , the California Progressive Party obtained a ballot line in California and ran seven candidates (all unsuccessful, although Raymond L. Haight got 13% of the vote for Governor of California , running as
253-462: The Senate as a Republican until his death the following year, and was succeeded in a special election in 1925 by his son, Robert M. La Follette, Jr. The La Follette family continued his political legacy in Wisconsin, publishing The Progressive magazine and pushing for liberal reforms. In 1934, La Follette's two sons began the Wisconsin Progressive Party , which briefly held power in the state and
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#1732855526354276-484: The county voted Democratic in every election with the exception of four nationwide Republican landslides in 1952, 1956, 1972, and 1984. In 2000 and 2004, Forest County backed George W. Bush in both of his successful runs for the presidency, though doing so by less than 6% both times. The county shifted back to Democratic hands in 2008 and 2012, with Barack Obama taking the county in his two successful elections. However, since 2016, Forest County has shifted significantly to
299-567: The national popular vote and carried many counties in the Midwest and West with large German American elements or strong labor union movements. The party's share of the vote represents one of the best performances by a third party in presidential election history. After the election, La Follette continued to serve as a Republican Senator until he died in 1925. The Progressive Party's National Committee would hold its last meeting in 1927. In 1934, nine years after his death, Follette's sons would create
322-582: The population was 1.7% Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of the census of 2000, there were 10,024 people, 4,043 households, and 2,769 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile (3.9 people/km ). There were 8,322 housing units at an average density of 8 units per square mile (3.1 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 85.86% White , 11.30% Native American , 1.18% Black or African American , 0.17% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 0.23% from other races , and 1.22% from two or more races. 1.08% of
345-591: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 34.3% were of German , 11.4% Polish , 7.4% Irish and 5.4% American ancestry. 95.5% spoke English , 1.4% Spanish and 1.0% Potawatomi as their first language. Out of the 4,043 households, 29.20% had children under the age of 18, 54.00% had a married couple living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. 28.20% of all households were made up of individuals living alone, and 13.20%, of individuals of 65 years of age or older living alone. The average household size
368-660: The progressives remained a potent force within both major parties. In 1924, La Follette and his followers created their own Progressive Party which challenged the conservative major party nominees, Calvin Coolidge of the Republican Party and John W. Davis of the Democratic Party . The Progressive Party was composed of La Follette supporters, who were distinguished from the earlier Roosevelt supporters by being generally more agrarian, populist, and midwestern in perspective, as opposed to urban, elite, and eastern. The party held
391-446: The right. In 2016, Donald Trump received over 61% of the vote in the county, the highest any candidate has received since 1964, winning by over 26% against Hillary Clinton . Trump further improved on his numbers in 2020, taking over 65% of the county's vote and winning by a margin of over 30% against Joe Biden . Trump yet again improved in the county in 2024, with more than 66% of the county's voters supporting him and more than doubling
414-637: The river to escape the inferno. This article related to a river in Wisconsin is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Forest County, Wisconsin Forest County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin . As of the 2020 census , the population was 9,179. Its county seat is Crandon . The Forest County Potawatomi Community and the Sokaogon Chippewa Community have reservations in Forest County. Forest County
437-531: The state of Wisconsin is Sugarbush hill which is in Forest County. As of the census of 2020 , the population was 9,179. The population density was 9.1 people per square mile (3.5 people/km ). There were 8,604 housing units at an average density of 8.5 units per square mile (3.3 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 80.7% White , 13.4% Native American , 0.3% Black or African American , 0.2% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 0.2% from other races , and 5.1% from two or more races. Ethnically,
460-439: The support of Kamala Harris , turning in the best performance by a Republican in Forest County since Warren G. Harding more than a century earlier. 45°40′N 88°47′W / 45.67°N 88.78°W / 45.67; -88.78 Progressive Party (United States, 1924%E2%80%931934) The Progressive Party was a political party created as a vehicle for Robert M. La Follette, Sr. to run for president in
483-422: Was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.89. The age distribution in the county's population was as follows: 25.30% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 23.90% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 19.30% 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.00 males. In 2017, there were 102 births, giving
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#1732855526354506-498: Was created by the Wisconsin State Legislature in 1885 from portions of neighboring Langlade and Oconto counties. The county was named for the forests contained within its limits. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,046 square miles (2,710 km ), of which 1,014 square miles (2,630 km ) is land and 32 square miles (83 km ) (3.1%) is water. The second highest elevation in
529-515: Was for some time one of the state's major parties, often ahead of the Democrats. Hiram W. Johnson , backed by women's suffrage activist and early feminist Katherine Philips Edson , was a candidate for California governor in 1910, the Progressive Party vice presidential nominee in 1912, and was reelected as Governor of California on the Progressive ticket in 1914 . In 1916, he was elected as
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