Ableman-Rock Springs, Wisconsin One Place Study
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Location: Rock Springs, Sauk, Wisconsin, United States
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Ableman-Rock Springs, Wisconsin One Place Study
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Name
First known as Ableman or Ablemans Mills, it was settled by Colonel Stephen Van Renssalaer Ableman in 1851 and was platted by him in 1853. In 1875 it was renamed Rock Springs due to its beautiful quartzite bluff exposures within adjacent Ableman Gorge and the artesian spring water that emanated to the surface. The name reverted back to Ableman in 1879 and remained that way until a final permanent name change back to Rock Springs in 1947.
Geography
- Continent: North America
- Country: United States of America
- State/Province: Wisconsin
- County: Sauk
- GPS Coordinates: 43.477778, -89.916944
- Elevation: 264.0 m or 866.1 feet
History
The closest cemetery is Saint Johns Cemetery, located on Haven Road just north of Ableman Gorge in the Town of Excelsior.
After the tunnel was blasted open in Ableman Gorge, a rock monolith with two different rock types was exposed. It was visited by geologist Charles Van Hise from the University of Wisconsin in Madison who used the rock feature to explain the structural geology of the Baraboo Range. It has since been known as Van Hise Rock.
On 15 Aug 1966, an F-2 tornado tore directly through Rock Springs.
Rock Springs in recent years has been heavily affected by flooding of the Baraboo River in 2007, 2008, 2018, and 2019, with 2008 being the worst on record. The downtown area has been in the process of relocating to higher ground. The village hall and library are now located along Railroad Street to the east of the river.
The Rock Springs Community Center was demolished in January 2023, though the interior frame was moved adjacent to the site and is now survives as a pavilion.
Population
- 1880 163 —
- 1890 332 103.7%
- 1900 430 29.5%
- 1910 444 3.3%
- 1920 542 22.1%
- 1930 470 −13.3%
- 1940 395 −16.0%
- 1950 442 11.9%
- 1960 463 4.8%
- 1970 432 −6.7%
- 1980 426 −1.4%
- 1990 432 1.4%
- 2000 425 −1.6%
- 2010 362 −14.8%, likely due to the 2008 floods that devastated what was left of downtown
- 2019 360 (estimate)
Notables
- Nancy Lange (later Kuczynski) (b. 20 Jan 1954), First Lady of Peru from 2016-2018.
Surnames of Ableman-Rock Springs (and immediate surrounding areas)
Ableman - Albers - Bartenbach - Behnke - Bender - Bentley - Bittrich - Bloss - Brunhoefer - Busch - Busser - Coleman - Cooper - Daniels - Dettmann - Doro - Dwars - Fey - Fredericks - Gade - Gall - Goedecke - Hackett - Hartzell - Herritz - Hinz - Hintz - Holtz - Horstman - Horstmann - Jolitz - Klitzke (ONS) - Krueger - Lange - Lee - Meske - Mielke - Mueller - Nimmow - Pfaff - Popp - Ribbke - Rindfleisch - Ringelmann - Rohde - Schanke - Scharnke - Schuette - Schlieckau - Shimniok - Steinhorst - Stoeckmann - Stieve - Waddell - Weigel - Wiseman - Zarstke - Ziemke
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