West Bend

West Bend
a town in SE Wisconsin. 21,484.

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      city, seat (1853) of Washington county, southeastern Wisconsin, U.S. It lies on a bend in the Milwaukee River, about 35 miles (55 km) northwest of Milwaukee. Potawatomi and Menominee Indians were early inhabitants of the area. The city was founded in 1845 and became a stopping place on the road between Milwaukee and Fond du Lac. The river's waterpower was used for sawmills and gristmills, and the community became an agricultural trade centre. The arrival of the railroad in 1873 spurred growth. In 1961 West Bend annexed the village of Barton, contiguous to the north.

      West Bend is known for the production of small kitchen appliances and cookware. Insurance and the manufacture of agricultural equipment and plastic graphics are also important to the city's economy. West Bend is the seat of the two-year University of Wisconsin (Wisconsin, University of)–Washington County (1968) and a campus of the Moraine Park Technical College. Local museums include the West Bend Art Museum (1961) and the Washington County Historical Museum (housed in the former courthouse, built in 1889). West Bend lies in the kettle moraine region of the state, where hills, ridges, and lake-filled hollows were left by the glaciers. The northern portion of Kettle Moraine State Forest is just north of the city, and Pike Lake State Park lies southwest; Ice Age National Scenic Trail passes through both, as well as through the western portion of the city in Ridge Run County Park. Inc. 1885. Pop. (1990) 23,916; (2000) 28,152.

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