Shelby (community), Wisconsin

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Shelby, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 43°46′09″N91°09′39″W / 43.76917°N 91.16083°W / 43.76917; -91.16083
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County La Crosse
Town Shelby
Elevation
702 ft (214 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 608
GNIS feature ID1574002 [1]

Shelby is an unincorporated community located in the town of Shelby, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]

History

The community was named for the first governor of Kentucky, Isaac Shelby. The first raising of the American flag in Wisconsin took place in this community when the fort located here was taken from the British. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Shelby, 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. 115.


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