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Bong State Recreation Area

Name: Bong State Recreation Area
Address: 26313 Burlington Rd, Kansasville, WI, 53139, US

26313 Burlington Rd

Kansasville, WI 53139

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Once designated to be a jet fighter base, Richard Bong State Recreation Area is fittingly named after Major Richard I. Bong, a Poplar, WI native who was America's leading air ace during World War II. The air base was abandoned three days before concrete was to be poured for a 12,500-foot runway. Local citizens had the foresight to protect this open space for future generations.

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