Harrison (ghost town), Calumet County, Wisconsin

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Harrison, Wisconsin
Ghost town
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Harrison
Coordinates: 44°08′03″N88°17′30″W / 44.13417°N 88.29167°W / 44.13417; -88.29167
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Calumet
Town Harrison
Established1870s
Elevation
988 ft (301 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 920
GNIS feature ID1577629 [1]

Harrison is a former community in the town of Harrison, Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]

History

Harrison was settled in the 1870s around a Catholic church and school between Stockbridge and Sherwood. [2] The church's first priest was Rev. John Adt. The original community has been a ghost town since before the 1970s and the only remnant of that community is the church's cemetery. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Harrison, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 Edens, Mrs. Dale (January 18, 1973). "Historical Insight". Chilton Times-Journal .


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