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Armstrong, Wisconsin
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Armstrong, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°42′37″N88°11′41″W / 43.71028°N 88.19472°W / 43.71028; -88.19472
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County   Fond du Lac
Elevation
328 m (1,076 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 920
GNIS feature ID1577494 [1]

Armstrong is an unincorporated community located in the town of Osceola, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] It was settled in 1851 and a post office was opened in 1862. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Armstrong, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Gard, Robert (2015). The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Historical Society Press. p. 12. ISBN   978-0-87020-707-5.


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