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Winooski, Wisconsin

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Sheboygan

State
  
Wisconsin

Winooski, Wisconsin

Winooski was a hamlet in the Town of Lyndon in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States, at 43° 42.423′ N, 87° 59.039′ W. It was named after Winooski, Vermont, home of James and Lucinda Stone, who were the town's first settlers in 1846.

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History

Winooski as of 1875 had its own post office and village hall. Businesses included saw and grist mills, a cheese factory, and a general store, as well as a cooper, a blacksmith, and a woodworking shop. There were perhaps a dozen houses in the settlement proper.

Notable people

  • Otto B. Joerns, Wisconsin State Assemblyman, mayor of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and businessman, was born in Winnoski.
  • Abolitionist hero Capt. Jonathan K. Walker, "The Man With The Branded Hand," lived in Winooski.
  • References

    Winooski, Wisconsin Wikipedia