Meggers, Wisconsin

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Meggers, Wisconsin
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Coordinates: 43°58′20″N88°02′29″W / 43.97222°N 88.04139°W / 43.97222; -88.04139
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
Counties Calumet, Manitowoc
Towns New Holstein, Schleswig
Elevation
273 m (896 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 920
GNIS feature ID1577724 [1]

Meggers is an unincorporated community located in the town of New Holstein in Calumet County and the town of Schleswig in Manitowoc County, in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. [1] The community was named for Andrew Meggers, who had purchased an area store and tavern from one Ferdinand Rice. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Meggers, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Gard, Robert E.; Sorden, L. G. (1968). The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names (1st ed.). New York, NY: October House. p. 77.



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