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Zenda, Wisconsin

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Walworth

Area code(s)
  
262

Elevation
  
298 m

State
  
Wisconsin

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
1577124

Local time
  
Sunday 7:16 AM

Zenda, Wisconsin

Weather
  
6°C, Wind E at 2 km/h, 66% Humidity

Zenda is an unincorporated community in the Town of Linn, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located south of Lake Geneva and just north of the Illinois border. Its ZIP code is 53195.

Contents

Map of Zenda, WI 53195, USA

History

In 1955, a meteorite (the Zenda meteorite) was found in Zenda by farmer Allyn Palmer. His oldest son later sold the meteorite to his high school science club for a few dollars.

Amtrak's Lake Country Limited stopped here in 2000–2001.

Economy

The headquarters of Melges Performance Sailboats is located in Zenda.

Notable people

  • Buddy Melges, Olympic gold medalist in sailing, lives in Zenda.
  • Harry Melges III, world champion sailor, and son of Buddy Melges, lives in Zenda.
  • References

    Zenda, Wisconsin Wikipedia


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