Portage

Portage
/pawr"tij, pohr"-/, n.
1. a city in SW Michigan. 38,157.
2. a town in NW Indiana. 27,409.

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      city, seat (1851) of Columbia county, south-central Wisconsin, U.S. It lies along the Fox and Wisconsin (Wisconsin River) rivers, about 35 miles (55 km) north of Madison. The 1.5-mile (2.5-km) overland portage there between the Wisconsin and Fox rivers was first crossed by the French explorers Louis Jolliet (Jolliet, Louis) and Jacques Marquette (Marquette, Jacques) in 1673; the route was vital in linking the Great Lakes with the Mississippi River. The Portage Canal was built between the Fox and Wisconsin rivers in the 1850s, but it faced competition from a railroad that came through the town in 1857; the canal fell into disuse and was closed to navigation in 1951. In 1792 a fur-trading post was established, and Fort Winnebago was built in 1828 at the site when conflict with the Ho-Chunk Nation (Winnebago (Ho-Chunk)) Indians threatened; its Surgeon's Quarters have been restored as a museum. The Historic Indian Agency House (1832) of John Kinzie, agent to the Winnebago, has also been restored.

      Modern Portage is the business centre of a diversified farming area (corn [maize], soybeans, and livestock) and has manufacturing (plastics, batteries, automotive accessories, and glass), food processing, and a state prison. The author Zona Gale (Gale, Zona) (1874–1938) was born in Portage, which was the setting for several of her earlier short-story collections; her home is preserved. The famed naturalist John Muir (Muir, John) was raised in the city. Canal Days (June) is a popular annual event. A ski area and several wildlife areas are nearby. A portion of Ice Age National Scenic Trail passes through the city. Inc. 1854. Pop. (1990) 8,640; (2000) 9,728.

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