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Grand Rapids (City of Wisconsin)

a city of Wisconsin, the county-seat of Wood co. It is on the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul, the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste.

Marie, the Chicago and Northwestern, and the Green Bay and Western railroads, and on the Wisconsin river, which is spanned by a fine bridge. Its industries include foundry and machine shops, and manufacture of paper, etc. Water power is furnished by the river. There is a hospital, a library, and several parks. The name of the city was changed to Wisconsin Rapids on August 4, 1920. Pop. (1910) 6,541; (1920) 7,243.

GRAND VIZIER (vi-zēr'), the prime minister of the Turkish Empire.

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