Fountain City, WI Real Estate

Fountain City is a city in Buffalo County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 983 at the 2000 census.

Fountain City was originally called Holmes' Landing, after Thomas Holmes, who settled there in 1839. [1] Riverboats would stop at the landing to take on firewood, as well as water from springs not far from the river, leading to the name of Fountain City.

The economy has depended more recently on agriculture and tourism. Tourists are drawn to the picturesque river bluffs and the Mississippi River itself. Merrick State Park is located a short distance up Fountain City Bay, a slough of the river, providing a portal by which tourists can enter the peaceful backwaters. Fountain City is also known for the Monarch Tavern, which dates back to 1894 and still retains the original hand-carved oak back bar. [2]

The United States Army Corps of Engineers maintains a base on the north side of town. It was the longtime home of the dredge William A. Thompson, which the Corps used to maintain the 9-foot shipping depth of the Mississippi's Main Channel. [3]

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