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Freedom (community), Outagamie County, Wisconsin

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Freedom is an unincorporated community located in the town of Freedom, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. Freedom is located along Wisconsin Highway 55 7.5 miles (12.1 km) north of Kaukauna. Freedom has a post office, located in Kaukauna, which uses ZIP code 54131.Before the establishment of the Town of Freedom on June 5, 1853, evidence suggests that this community was named Sagole or Sagola, a Native American word meaning "good morning". Further, this name's use fell out of favor after the name of the surrounding town was established, and the community began using the name Freedom as well. Freedom is home to a very successful high school as well. They have won many state championships.

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Freedom (community), Outagamie County, Wisconsin
County Road E, Town of Freedom

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Merritt Black House
Merritt Black House

The Merritt Black House is a historic house built in 1898 along the Fox River in Kaukauna, Wisconsin. In 1984 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.The two-story house was built in 1898 in the Queen Anne style of architecture. The exterior walls are of rusticated stone cut from a local quarry operated by Merritt Black himself. The stone is a bit unusual for Queen Anne, but the varied surface finishes, the bay windows, the 3-story corner tower, the asymmetry, and the complex roof are all typical of the style. If the shape of the house looks a bit abrupt for Queen Anne, it may be because it originally had broad porches wrapping around several sides, which have been removed. Inside are oak doors and stairs and maple floors. In the basement are rooms for vegetable and fruit storage. The house was designed by the Smith brothers of Appleton. The carpenter was Gus Keck, the mason Joseph Schwenderman, and the painter Walter Cuel.Merritt Black's father Andrew was born in Ohio and came to Wisconsin in 1846. He bought hundreds of acres in north Kaukauna and began to farm, and to speculate in farmlands. J. Merritt, the youngest surviving son, helped his father farm and operated a stone quarry. In 1898 he built the house described above. He later drilled wells, farmed and worked as a realtor. After J. Merritt died, his son Merritt A. lived in the house, working in real estate and insurance. The house was known as the Black Castle.

Fox Energy Center
Fox Energy Center

Fox Energy Center is a natural gas-fired, combined cycle electrical power station located in Kaukauna, Wisconsin in Outagamie County. The facility sits on property originally owned by Mid-America Corporation. The site was sold to Calpine Corporation around 2002. The original location slated for Fox Energy was located in Sherry, WI. Challenges with permitting for that location prompted Calpine to purchase the current location in Kaukauna, WI from Mid-America Corporation. In the spring of 2005, Calpine sold the facility to GE Energy Financial Services and entered a lease and operations and maintenance agreement with GE. In December 2005, Calpine filed bankruptcy and In October 2006, Calpine sold the O&M agreement to GE Energy Financial Services. GE Energy Financial Services then entered into an O&M agreement with GE Power in Atlanta, GA to hire the staff at Fox Energy and retain them to operate and maintain the facility. In March 2013, GE Energy Financial Services sold the facility to Wisconsin Public Service for $440 million. WPS retained the O&M Agreement with GE Power through the balance of 2013. On January 1 of 2014, the employees at the facility were offered positions and transferred from GE Power to WPS. In July 2015, WPS was acquired by We Energies which formed WEC Energy Group. WPS and We Energies continue to exist as separate utilities operated under the WEC Energy Group umbrella. Facility construction was managed by Calpine Construction Management Incorporated. Fox Unit 2 came into service in June 2005, with the capacity being sold to Wisconsin Public Service Corporation. under a power purchase agreement. Fox Unit 1 came into service in June 2006 after an additional capacity agreement between Calpine and WPS.