Appleton, Wisconsin

Appleton is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, on the Fox River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 70,087. It is the county seat of Outagamie County{{GR|6}}, but extends into both Calumet County and Winnebago County.

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U.S. state - Wisconsin - Fox River - 2000 - County seat - Outagamie County - Calumet County - Winnebago County

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Appleton was the childhood home of magician Harry Houdini, author Edna Ferber and Iwo Jima flag-raiser John Bradley, and is the birthplace of actor Willem Dafoe. Sen. Joseph McCarthy, who was born nearby in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, is buried in Appleton. Appleton also had the first telephone in all Wisconsin and the first incandescent light in any city beyond the East Coast.

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Magician - Harry Houdini - Edna Ferber - Iwo Jima - John Bradley - Willem Dafoe - Joseph McCarthy - Grand Chute, Wisconsin - Telephone - East Coast

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