Red Banks, Brown County, Wisconsin

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Red Banks, Wisconsin
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Coordinates: 44°36′40″N87°51′47″W / 44.61111°N 87.86306°W / 44.61111; -87.86306
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County Brown
Town Scott
Elevation
190 m (630 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 920
GNIS feature ID1572129 [1]
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Looking south in Red Banks

Red Banks is an unincorporated community located in the town of Scott, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]

History

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Nicolet plaque near Red Bank

In 1634, Jean Nicolet landed at Red Banks becoming the first European to explore the present state of Wisconsin. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Red Banks, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Jean Nicolet at Red Banks, Wisconsin". Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2011.