History of Racine, Wisconsin, USA

Racine, a city of Wisconsin, and capital of Racine county, is situated on the W. shore of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of Root river, 25 miles S. by E. from Milwaukee, and 70 miles N. from Chicago. It is the second city of the state in population and commerce, and has one of the best harbors on the lake, formed by the mouth of the river, which admits vessels drawing 12 feet of water. The city is built on a plain elevated about 40 feet above the surface of the lake. It is laid out in regular blocks, with wide streets, and contains a number of fine public buildings ; among which is the Racine college, founded by the Episcopal Church. Racine contains 12 Protestant, and 2 Catholic churches, a central high-school, and a bank in success full operation. Several newspapers are published here. The commercial advantages of this port have attracted considerable capital, and there are 10 warehouses and 126 mercantile houses in various branches of business. Over $60,000 have been expended by the...

Seven years ago, a man living near Racine, Wis., lost a pocket-book, containing $70 in cash. The other day he received by mail the interest on the $70 for seven years, a piece of the pocket-book, and a promise that the principal should be returned so soon as the borrower could afford to do so.

Racine, Wis., Sept. 23. - A heavy hail storm prevailed here yesterday afternoon. Little damage was done, as there was no wind at the time. Some of the hail stones measured an inch and a half in diameter. The glass in the skylight of MRS. HART'S store was badly broken. Sixteen lights of glass were broken out of GUENTHER'S factory on Sixth Street.
Racine, Wis., Sept. 23. - The storm yesterday afternoon was a very severe one. The streets were flooded and cellars inundated, and on Chatham Street, a revetment wall, owned by M. B. ERSKINS, was washed out, the damage amounting to $1,000. The clothing store os S. WOLFF, on the corner of Main and Fourth Streets, was flooded, caused by the water conductors on the roof of the building clogging. The clothing was soaked with water and $1,200 damages done. The hailstones averaged in size from a bullet to a small hen's egg and fell to the depth of half an inch. At least 5,000 panes of glass were broken in the city, greenhouses being the principal...

Racine, a city of Wisconsin, and county seat of Racine co., is situated on the W. shore of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of Root River, 25 miles S. by E. of Milwaukee, and 62 miles N. of Chicago. It is the second city of the state in population and commerce, and has one of the best harbors on the lake. The city is handsomely laid out, with wide streets crossing at right angles, and contains the court house, St. Luke's Hospital, the Taylor Orphan Asylum, new city hall, the new post-office, and the massive buildings of the "University of the West and Northwest" (Protestant Episcopal), formerly known as Racine College. Racine has 37 churches, large threshing-machine-works and woollen mills, 3 extensive wagon-factories, a steel-plough-factory, 11 fanning-mill-factories, 9 tanneries, linseed-oil-works, foundries, machine-shops, wire-works, 3 pump-factories, 5 glove- and mitten-factories, and manufactories of pianos, cotton batting, and flax. Three national banks and 1 private bank have a...