Shopiere, Wisconsin
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Shopiere is an unincorporated community in the Town of Turtle, in Rock County, Wisconsin.[1]
[edit] History
The name is derived from chaux pierre, French for limestone, which is abundant in the area.[2]
[edit] Notable people
The community was the last home of Louis P. Harvey, the short-lived governor of Wisconsin, who drowned bringing medical supplies to wounded troops near the Civil War Battle of Shiloh in 1862.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://wisconsin.hometownlocator.com/wi/rock/shopiere.cfm
- ^ "Term: Shopiere [origin of place name"]. Dictionary of Wisconsin History. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- ^ Bauchle, May L. (1926-1927). Wisconsin Magazine Of History 10 (1): 29–34. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wmh/archives/search.aspx?area=browse&volumn=103&articleID=5406.
Coordinates: 42°34′20″N 88°56′24″W / 42.572219°N 88.939991°W
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