Neenah, Wisconsin Relocation Guide

Population: 24,507 Located in Winnebago County

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Coming to Neenah is like coming home. Quietly nestled along the shores of Lake Winnebago, Neenah is a friendly, spirited "hometown," where life is safe, comfortable, and secure. Here you'll enjoy the lifestyle of small town America and the convenience of living in the Fox Cities metropolitan area, the fastest growing urban center in Wisconsin.

Neenah's nationally recognized historic downtown has been restored to its turn-of-the-century look and features one-of-a-kind specialty stores and great restaurants. Whatever you're hungry for, downtown Neenah has it: Chinese, Mexican, Cajun, soups, salads and sandwiches. Downtown Neenah is a place, Where you can walk at a leisurely pace. Shop for items most divine, Or find a spot where you can dine.

There's a clock upon a tower Was once the seat of Neenah's power Now a symbol of the City Come and see - it's kind of pretty! Neenah's historic downtown clock tower, circa 1888, stands as a memorial to the past and a promise to the future. Neenah Fire Department aims to use the most modern technology and the best equipment. This is one of Neenah's fire fighting apparatus.

In the harbor You will find Calming waters, Peace of mind. Not to mention if you like, watercraft of every type. Kimberly Point is the park That is never in the dark. With its light In the night, You can find the course that's right. Neenah's Kimberly Point lighthouse serves as a welcoming beacon to boaters going to and from Lake Winnebago.

The lighthouse on the shore of Lake Winnebago in Neenah, Wisconsin has stood for the last 50 years in a place where Indian Tribesman met for pow-wows 150 years ago at the mouth of the Fox River. The lighthouse site has historical significance to the City of Neenah because it was once the site of an enormous elm tree called the Old Council Tree by the Menominee Indians. The tribesmen would hold councils under its sheltering arms prior to the 1830's.

In 1929, Mrs. Helen Kimberly Stuart ( of Kimberly-Clarke fame, makers of Kleenex brand tissue) donated land to the city of Neenah which was named Kimberly Point Park. In 1944 Mr. J. C. Kimberly (also of Kimberly-Clarke fame) realized there was the need of a light for boaters to mark the entrance to the river. He donated the funds to have the lighthouse built. The lighthouse, which was also designed as a comfort station, cost $7500 to build. It was made of brick and Haydite block and rose 40 feet above the water and first began guiding boaters into Neenah Harbor in 1945.

How the name "Neenah," came to be attached to the locality is attributed to Governor Doty, who meeting with a band of Indians one day, asked pointed to the river, "what is that?" The Indians answered, "Neenah" being their word for water. Doty liked the word and applied it to the region. When land in Winnebago Rapids was opened for sale in 1846, settlers trickled in purchasing land lying outside the Reed-Jones tract. The name "Neenah" came into common use and became attached to the village and eventually to the city.

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