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  Boscobel, Wisconsin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boscobel is a city located in the Driftless Zone, in Wisconsin's Grant County.
To the south, the city is surrounded by the town of Boscobel.
Despite its small size, Boscobel has two claims to fame: It is the birthplace of the Gideon Society (which places Bibles in hotels and motels throughout America), and it is also the site of Wisconsin's Supermax prison.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boscobel,_Wisconsin   (485 words)

  
 Boscobel
Boscobel, WI - On July 5, 2006 charges were filed with the Grant County District Attorney’s Office, charging Eric Hunt, a correctional officer at the Wisconsin Secure Program Facility, with the abuse or ill-treatment of Jorel Norwood, who is an inmate at the facility, stemming from an incident occurring June 1, 2006.
Steldt was treated at the scene by Boscobel EMS and was transported to the Grant County Jail.
Boscobel, WI - A Boscobel high school sophomore, an African American, was the unwelcome recipient of a racial slur from a Iowa Grant high school team member during homecoming activities.
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 Boscobel Wisconsin Resource Guide, City or community of Boscobel, Wisconsin Facts, Information, Relocation, Real ...
The population of Boscobel is approximately 2,706 (1990).
Boscobel is positioned 43.13 degrees north of the equator and 90.70 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Boscobel average temperature is 47 degrees F. The average winter temperature is 20 degrees F. The average summer temperature is 71 degrees F. Return to Index
www.usacitiesonline.com /wicountyboscobel.htm   (374 words)

  
 Boscobel, Wisconsin - Birthplace of the Gideon Bible - near the Wisconsin River in Grant County, Wisconsin
Bobel (1834-1885) was born in the village of Maden, in Prussia.
The Boscobel Hotel is best known today for being the site of a meeting that resulted in the founding of the Gideons International Society.
From its modest beginnings in Boscobel and Janesville, the Gideons have grown into an international organization whose name is familiar even to those who are unfamiliar with the organization itself.
www.boscobelwisconsin.com /hotel.html   (400 words)

  
 Boscobel, Wisconsin - Birthplace of the Gideon Bible - near the Wisconsin River in Grant County, Wisconsin
Boscobel, Wisconsin - Birthplace of the Gideon Bible - near the Wisconsin River in Grant County, Wisconsin
, the birthplace of The Gideon Bible, on the lower Wisconsin River, is your gateway to the unglaciated "Driftless Area" of Wisconsin, truly one of the state's most beautiful and pristine regions.
Here in the southwestern Wisconsin city of Boscobel, you'll find the charm of years gone by and the conveniences of today.
www.boscobelwisconsin.com   (70 words)

  
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I knew Boscobel Middle School had been identified as a School of Promise in 2005 and the Elementary School earned the same honor in 2004.
While there is obvious disparity between the wealthy schools of our state and the small rural high schools, there is no doubting the will of our people to overcome the odds, to provide the education necessary for a child to flourish, and touch their dreams.
The Boscobel Area Schools' is committed to the belief that each child has intrinsic value.
www.boscobel.k12.wi.us   (811 words)

  
 Boscobel Profile
Boscobel, with a population of 3,262 is nestled among the rolling hills adjacent to the Wisconsin River in Southwestern Wisconsin.
Boscobel schools keep abreast of the times in all areas of instruction in order to offer a dynamic educational program by adopting and applying new knowledge and technology in the improvement of education, interpreting social change, and helping youth prepare for life and exhibit leadership.
Boscobel is located within 11 miles of the Southwest Wisconsin Technical College at Fennimore, 26 miles from the UW-Richland Center campus, and 40 miles from the UW-Platteville campus.
www.grantcounty.org /ci/profiles/boscobel.html   (520 words)

  
 Boscobel Area Health Care - serving southwest Wisconsin - Health Care for Life - Hospital, Nursing Home, Boscobel, WI
Boscobel Area Health Care - serving southwest Wisconsin - Health Care for Life - Hospital, Nursing Home, Boscobel, WI Your browser does not support script.
Boscobel Area Health Care (BAHC) is a full-service medical facility located in Southwestern Wisconsin.
BAHC has served Boscobel and the surrounding area since 1952 and is organized as an independent, locally owned entity with not-for-profit status.
www.boscobelhealth.com   (107 words)

  
 New WI Promise Boscobel Elementary School,   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Boscobel Elementary School is nestled in the driftless area of southwest Wisconsin.
The school serves the community of Boscobel and several rural townships.
In upper-elementary grades, many of these same assessments are repeated, and standardized tests including the Wisconsin Reading Comprehension Test (WRCT) at grade 3 and Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examinations (WKCE) at grade 4 provide a measure of students' reading progress in relation to the state standards.
www2.dpi.state.wi.us /sst/nwps/boscobel_elem.html   (1979 words)

  
 Wisconsin River
Wisconsin River Outings - Canoe Camping Trips ~ Canoe and Kayak Rental is located in Boscobel, WI at the corner of WI 133 and US 61.
Wisconsin River Outings provides guided river canoe-camping trips for clients of all ages and canoeing ability.
Spend 2 - 4 days with your group of 10 to 40 friends and family floating down the Wisconsin River (or perhaps a white water trip is more your speed, we'll go anywhere in Wisconsin for your trip), playing on the sand bars and camping under the stars.
www.gopaddle.com /html/wisconsin_river.html   (175 words)

  
 Wisconsin Public Power Inc.
Boscobel is located on Highway 61 along the beautiful Wisconsin River.
Boscobel is the Wild Turkey capital of Wisconsin and the historic birthplace of the Gideon Bible.
Each August, Boscobel is the site of an authentic Civil War re-creation featuring a ladies garden party, fashion show, Civil War era ball and pie social, children's activities, band concerts, period church service, first person impressions, medical history demonstrations and, of course, Union and Confederate camps.
www.wppisys.org /member_utilities/memberfacts.asp?ID=3   (111 words)

  
 Boscobel News
A Boscobel woman is in the hospital after police say she drove her car off Highway 151 near Verona into a highway sign.
An inmate at Wisconsin's toughest prison could face more time for allegedly hiding urine in a tube of toothpaste and squirting it at a guard.
BOSCOBEL, Wis. An inmate at the Wisconsin's toughest prison could do more time after he allegedlly squirted urine at a guard.
www.topix.net /city/boscobel-wi   (620 words)

  
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Starboard states that Boscobel with a population of 3,047 people according to the 2000 Census is a an incorporated community located in Grant County.
Boscobel is served by an elected Mayor and common council of eight persons elected in a general election.
Boscobel has its own post office and zip code (53805), municipal airport, school system, volunteer fire department, and municipal utilities.
www.fcc.gov /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/2001/da013021.doc   (1242 words)

  
 Boscobel, WI - Wisconsin Funeral Homes - FSN Funeral Homes - United States and Canada Funeral Home Directory - ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This Boscobel Wisconsin Funeral Homes web page is provided courtesy of the advertising sponsorship of the funeral homes listed, along with thousands of other funeral homes.
One common way to show support for those grieving is by sending flowers to the funeral home as a memorial of the deceased or even to send flower arrangements or plants to the home of the deceased, their relatives or family members.
If you do business with a Boscobel, WI - Wisconsin funeral home who is not listed in our funeral home directory, please help us by providing the Boscobel, WI - Wisconsin funeral home's information on the suggest a funeral home form.
www.fsnfuneralhomes.com /United-States-Funeral-Homes/Wisconsin-Funeral-Homes/Boscobel-Funeral-Homes   (292 words)

  
 Life O'Riley Farm & Guesthouses - Boscobel, Wisconsin - BBOnline.com / Introduction
We raise our own meat and eggs and the schoolhouse kitchen is always stocked with coffee, fresh eggs and a loaf of homemade bread or pan of cinnamon rolls.
We invite you to explore the farm, which includes two small rock quarries (great for fossil hunting), 50 acres of woods, and a perfect picnic spot overlooking miles of rolling fields and woods towards the Wisconsin River.
Boscobel is a friendly small town with a quiet main street and several cafes where they still make the food from scratch.
www.bbonline.com /wi/lifeoriley   (288 words)

  
 Kawasaki Vulcan - Boscobel 2006 4th Annual Reunion
We blocked rooms for the nights of July 20, 21 and 22 at the Sands Motel, the River Inn and an apartment in Boscobel.
We have an area reserved outside Snick's where we'll be able to host the motorcycle judging and the main parts of the gathering.
We will be right on the main strip of Boscobel, so those drinking "adult beverages" are asked to stay within the area we will have set up.
www.boscobel2006.com   (759 words)

  
 District Profile
Boscobel, Wisconsin is the birthplace of the Gideon Bible and is nestled in scenic northern Grant County beside the lower Wisconsin River.
The name Boscobel dates back to the mid 1850's when the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad established a station here.
An official of the railroad, impressed by the panoramic beauty of the area, dubbed the new depot "Bosque Belle" - French for "beautiful wood".
www.boscobel.k12.wi.us /district_profile.htm   (112 words)

  
 Boscobel, Wisconsin WI, city profile (Grant County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Boscobel is a city in Grant County, in the Platteville metro area.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Boscobel was $15,432, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Boscobel, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $296.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=23805   (762 words)

  
 Boscobel
1028 Wisconsin Ave., Boscobel, WI (Photo right) In cold temperatures made worse by 50 mph wind gusts, the Boscobel Fire Department answered the call this Saturday at approximately 3 PM.
A chimney fire at the Dawson farm at 42899 Banner Dr. in rural Boscobel was the place.
Monday, at approximately 12:30 AM, a two-story barn used to house hogs on the Gebhard place at 16745 Town of Hickory Grove, County T in rural Boscobel was a-blaze.
www.mwnews.net /html/boscobel.html   (592 words)

  
 Boscobel, WI Houses, Apartments, Cars, Mortgage Status, and Residents Info
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Median gross rent in Boscobel, WI in 2000: $372
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www.city-data.com /housing/houses-Boscobel-Wisconsin.html   (372 words)

  
 Boscobel High School Test Scores - Boscobel, Wisconsin - WI
In 2005-2006 Wisconsin used the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examination - Criterion-Referenced Tests (WKCE-CRT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in math and reading and in grades 4, 8 and 10 in language arts, science and social studies.
The WRCT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin school information (click to expand) School information by state (click to expand) School information by city (click to expand)
www.greatschools.net /modperl/achievement/wi/198   (324 words)

  
 Boscobel Wisconsin Real Estate - Homes for Sale in Boscobel WI
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If you are concerned about a housing bubble in Boscobel, we can get you the information you need.
www.realestate.com /local-real-estate/Wisconsin/Boscobel.aspx   (384 words)

  
 Boscobel, Wisconsin - Economic Development - southwest, Wisconsin
Boscobel, Wisconsin - Economic Development - southwest, Wisconsin
Boscobel is nestled in northern Grant County, Wisconsin beside the lower Wisconsin River.
With a modern Industrial Park and a capable workforce that is praised for its productivity, low absenteeism and high work ethic, Boscobel, Wisconsin is the ideal community to locate your business.
www.boscobelwisconsin.com /economicdev.html   (52 words)

  
 Boscobel bed and breakfast & inns. Find the perfect Boscobel B&B lodging on BedandBreakfast.com.
Listed below are 1 bed and breakfasts and inns located near Boscobel, Wisconsin.
Inn at Lonesome Hollow - Soldiers Grove, WI The Inn at Lonesome Hollow is situated on 160 rural acres in Southwest Wisconsin's Driftless...
Also noted is the approximate distance from Boscobel, Wisconsin.
www.bedandbreakfast.com /boscobel-wisconsin.html   (128 words)

  
 SUPERMAXIMUM SECURITY PRISONS, SENSORY DEPRIVATION AND EFFECTS of SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
The reason I state this is important to note is because in Wisconsin's supermax prison, there is a low wattage light which remains on in all the cells; 24 hours a day.
However, it is unacceptable at the Boscobel institute to not be able to see an inmates face at all times.
Tracy goes on to say, "The job now is to contain the prisoners for the time decreed by the courts and to rehabilitate them." This is another statement I find most interesting and perhaps another lesson we have not yet learned.
www.danenet.org /amnesty/supermax.html   (3204 words)

  
 Boscobel Wisconsin Home Loans
Home equity loans are a great way to finance a new home in Boscobel Wisconsin as few people have the money to purchase their property outright.
Other helpful tools to look into are a Boscobel Wisconsin Mortgage Calculator to see various calculations that might aid in your decision.
If credit is a problem that you are worrying about you might consider various bankruptcy or debt consolidation in Boscobel Wisconsin.
home-loans.knowledgedojo.net /Boscobel-Wisconsin-Home-Loans.html   (261 words)

  
 Boscobel hotels, cheap hotels, Southwest Wisconsin lodging, hotel reservations, Grant County Wisconsin
The scenic lower Wisconsin River area in Boscobel, Wisconsin offers opportunities for canoeing, fishing, hiking, bird watching, hunting and boating in and around the local area.
All these are excellent reasons to come stay with us in Boscobel at The River Inn.
Boscobel - where your comfort is still affordable.
www.explorewisconsin.com /theriverinnboscobel/index.asp   (151 words)

  
 WSPF Boscobel Prison - Prison Talk
We in Wisconsin are hard working Taxpaying citizens that really work hard for our money, and we wish to hold on to our paychecks as much as we can.
We at C.T.F.A and the citizens of Wisconsin believe our Government could educate them selves from the taxpaying citizens of Wisconsin that are closely watching the wasteful spending and the fraudulent, deceptive and unjustifiable Government spending spree with corrections regarding Boscobel WSPF prison WI.
According to Chris Ahmuty, Executive Director of the ACLU of Wisconsin, "The Department of Corrections is ultimately putting the safety of Wisconsin's citizens at risk by subjecting the prisoners, most of whom will be released one day, to a callous, brutal, and unnecessary regimen.
www.prisontalk.com /forums/showthread.php?t=39194   (2089 words)

  
 Boscobel, Wisconsin (WI) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hotels, hospitals, schools, crime
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Boscobel, Wisconsin business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.3 miles away from the Boscobel city center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
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 Boscobel motels, Boscobel hotels, banquet facilities, River Inn Boscobel, wedding receptions, banquet hall, Wisconsin ...
Boscobel motels, Boscobel hotels, banquet facilities, River Inn Boscobel, wedding receptions, banquet hall, Wisconsin Lodging, family vacations, Grant County
Whether you are traveling on business or a family vacation, you will enjoy the elegant lobby, clean and comfortable rooms, friendly service and reasonable rates at The River Inn in Boscobel, Wisconsin.
If you are looking for a motel in the Southwest Wisconsin area, please call us today to make reservations or visit our website at: www.theriverinnboscobel.com
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