Appleton, Wisconsin has a few "claims to fame"
*Harry Houdini lived in Appleton for 4 years in his childhood
*Home to Lawrence University
*Nation's first hydro-electric central station was in Appleton, beginning operation in 1882-The power plant also powered the Hearthstone House, the first residence in the world powered by a centrally located hydroelectric station
*Nations first operation of a commercially successful electric streetcar company.
*Appleton had the first telephone in Wisconsin
*Appleton had the first incandescent light in any city outside of the east coast
* First enclosed shopping mall in the United States