Zenda, Wisconsin

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Zenda, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Zenda, Wisconsin
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Zenda, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°30′43″N88°28′54″W / 42.51194°N 88.48167°W / 42.51194; -88.48167
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Walworth
Elevation
298 m (978 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
53195
Area code 262
GNIS feature ID1577124 [1]

Zenda is an unincorporated community in the Town of Linn, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] It is located south of Geneva Lake and just north of the Illinois border. Its ZIP code is 53195. [2]

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History

In 1955, a meteorite (the Zenda meteorite) was found in Zenda [3] by farmer Allyn Palmer. His oldest son later sold the meteorite to his high school science club for a few dollars.

Amtrak's Lake Country Limited stopped here in 2000–2001. Metra's Milwaukee District North Line also used to stop here from 1976-1982.

Economy

The headquarters of Melges Performance Sailboats is located in Zenda. [4]

Notable people

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References

  1. 1 2 "Zenda". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Zenda meteorite". mindat.org. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Melges Performance Sailboats - melges.com". melges.com. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Olympic Yachting Medal Record". Archived from the original on March 22, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Sailweb - keelboat - Melges 32 title for Paul Goodison". sailweb.co.uk. Retrieved May 15, 2016.


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