Klondike, Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Klondike, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 42°35′24″N88°07′10″W / 42.59000°N 88.11944°W / 42.59000; -88.11944
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Kenosha
Town	Brighton
Elevation	833 ft (254 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	262
GNIS feature ID	1567552 [1]

Klondike is an unincorporated residential and agricultural community in the town of Brighton, in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. ^[1]

History

Klondike was first settled in the 19th century and was formerly known as "Klondike Corner". It is centered at Highway 75 and 52nd Street (Kenosha County Highway NN). The Union League Camp facility, which houses an Army Reserve enrichment program, is located on 244th Avenue at 52nd Street in Klondike. Until July 20, 1941, when the Union League Club of Chicago took over the site, it had been a communist youth camp called Camp Nitgedeiget (meaning "don't worry" in Yiddish) where the Third Internationale had been sung and a hammer and sickle flag was raised daily. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Notes

1. "Klondike, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Racine Journal-Tribune, July 22, 1941, pg. 7
3. "Klondike website". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2006.
4. "Kenohas County, WI Place Names". Archived from the original on May 30, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2010.