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RIPON
, a See also:city of Fond du See also:Lac See also:county, See also:Wisconsin, U,S.A., on See also:Silver See also:Creek, about 22 M
.
W. of Fond du Lac, and about
75 M
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N.W. of See also:Milwaukee
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Pop
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(1890), 3358; (1900), 3818,
of whom 885 were See also:foreign-See also:born; (1905), 3811; (1910), 3739
.
Ripon is served by the See also:Chicago & See also:North-Western, and the Chicago, Milwaukee & St See also:Paul See also:railways
.
The city has a See also:Carnegie library, which also houses the library of the Ripon See also:Historical Society, and is the seat of Ripon See also:College (non-sectarian, co-educational), which was founded in 1850 as the See also:Lyceum of Ripon, and was named Ripon College in 1864; in 1908 it had 23 instructors and 279 students
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There are See also:grain See also:elevators and various manufactories, among the products of which are See also:cheese and other creamery products, See also:flour, knit. goods, pickles and canned goods, woodenware, washing See also:machines and gloves
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The site of Ripon was See also:purchased in 1838 by See also: |
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