Shirley, Wisconsin

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Shirley, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Shirley
Coordinates: 44°21′25″N87°56′51″W / 44.35694°N 87.94750°W / 44.35694; -87.94750
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Brown
Town Glenmore
Elevation
287 m (942 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 920
GNIS feature ID1574057 [1]

Shirley is an unincorporated community in the town of Glenmore, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] It is located on Wisconsin Highway 96. [2]

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History

The community was supposedly named after a paint brand sold at Zellner's General Store in Shirley. [3]

Economy

Shirley Wind, a wind farm, is located in the community. [4]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Shirley". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Hometown Locator
  3. ↑ David Koenig. The Story of Glenmore [usurped] .
  4. ↑ Brown County Board hears from both sides on Shirley Wind Farm


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