Harrison (community), Lincoln County, Wisconsin

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Harrison, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 45°28′39″N89°30′24″W / 45.47750°N 89.50667°W / 45.47750; -89.50667
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County Lincoln
Town Harrison
Elevation
1,598 ft (487 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1566089 [1]

Harrison is an unincorporated community located in the town of Harrison, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]

History

A post office was first established under the name Harrison in 1888. [2] The community was named for Benjamin Harrison, who won the 1888 presidential election and served as 23rd president of the United States. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Harrison, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Lincoln County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 81.
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