Mosinee, Wisconsin
| Mosinee, Wisconsin | |
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 Mosinee
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| Coordinates: 44°47′30″N 89°42′19″W / 44.79167°N 89.70528°WCoordinates: 44°47′30″N 89°42′19″W / 44.79167°N 89.70528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Marathon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.54 sq mi (22.12 km2) |
| • Land | 7.77 sq mi (20.12 km2) |
| • Water | 0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,988 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 3,982 |
| • Density | 513.3/sq mi (198.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 54455 |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| Website | mosinee |
Mosinee is a city in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,988 at the 2010 census.
On May 1, 1950, local residents acting as Communist invaders seized control of Mosinee.
The action was a part of an elaborate pageant organized by the Wisconsin Department of the American Legion. The "Communists" dragged Mayor Ralph E. Kronenwetter and Police Chief Carl Gewiss out of their beds. Mayor Kronenwetter surrendered at 10:15 AM in the town's new "Red Square" with a pistol to his back. The police chief was reported to have resisted and was "liquidated".
Roadblocks were set up around Mosinee, the library was "purged", prices of goods were inflated for the duration of the coup, and local restaurants served Russian black bread and potato soup for lunch.
As he arrived at a rally to restore democracy to the community the night of May 1 Mayor Kronenwetter suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and never regained consciousness. He died five days later on May 6, 1950 at age 49. The mayor's doctor said the excitement and exertion probably contributed to his collapse.
Franklin Baker, commander of the local American Legion post, said, "It was a terrible coincidence."
Local minister Will La Brew Bennett, 72, who, during the Communist invasion, demonstrated to the media how he would hide his Bible in the church organ if the Communists really invaded and was herded with other residents into a barbed-wire ringed "concentration camp" near "Red Square", was found dead in his bed hours after the mayor's death on May 7, 1950.
Mosinee is located at 44°47'30" North, 89°42'19" West (44.791709, −89.705301).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.54 square miles (22.12 km2), of which, 7.77 square miles (20.12 km2) is land and 0.77 square miles (1.99 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,988 people, 1,660 households, and 1,110 families residing in the city. The population density was 513.3 inhabitants per square mile (198.2/km2). There were 1,791 housing units at an average density of 230.5 per square mile (89.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.6% White, 0.3% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.
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