Menomonee, Wisconsin

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Menomonee used to be a town in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States.

History

The town was created in December 1839 in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Territory out of the eastern part of what had previously been the town Lisbon. On January 31, 1846, the town became part of Waukesha County. [1] [2] Portions of the town were incorporated as the village of Menomonee Falls in 1892, [3] the village of Butler in 1913 [4] and the village of Lannon in 1930. [5]

The last remaining parts of the town were annexed by the village of Menomonee Falls in 1958. [6] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Wisconsin Historical Society-Town of Menomonee, Wisconsin-Waukesha County, Wisconsin". Archived from the original on 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  2. ↑ "Waukesha County Outline Map" (Map). Waukesha County 1873. Harrison and Warner. 1873.
  3. 1 2 "Village History". Village of Menomonee Falls. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  4. ↑ "About Butler – Village of Butler". www.butlerwi.gov. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ "The Village of Lannon". Village of Lannon. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Obituaries: Herbert J. Gross: Gross' vision cleared way for today's Menomonee Falls: After returning from World War II, he worked to consolidate town, village" Archived 2014-03-11 at the Wayback Machine . Uebelherr, Jan. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . August 27, 2013.

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