Altdorf, Wisconsin

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Altdorf, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Altdorf, Wisconsin
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Altdorf, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°25′03″N89°59′21″W / 44.41750°N 89.98917°W / 44.41750; -89.98917
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County Wood
Named after Altdorf, Switzerland
Elevation
321 m (1,053 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 715 & 534

Altdorf is an unincorporated community in Wood County, in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. [1]

History

A post office was established at Altdorf in 1885, and remained in operation until 1905. [2] The community was named after Altdorf, in Switzerland, the native home of a share of the first settlers. [1]

The community once had a schoolhouse, Altdorf School, now defunct. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Rudolph, Robert S. (1970). Wood County Place Names (PDF). The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Altdorf School (historical)


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