In 1878-1879 the Wisconsin legislature approved the creation of a state park in Vilas County. The proposal was not successful and the state ended up selling two-thirds of area land to lumber interest for $8 an acre in 1897.
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Mercer, Wisconsin is the Loon Capital of the World.
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The House on the Rock, located in Wisconsin, was designed and built in the early 1940s. It is considered an architectural marvel and is perched on a 60-foot chimney of rock.