Grand Chute (ghost town), Wisconsin

Coordinates: 44°15′16.71″N 88°24′55.47″W / 44.2546417°N 88.4154083°W / 44.2546417; -88.4154083
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Grand Chute, Wisconsin
Grand Chute, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Grand Chute, Wisconsin
Grand Chute, Wisconsin
Location of Grand Chute, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°15′16.71″N 88°24′55.47″W / 44.2546417°N 88.4154083°W / 44.2546417; -88.4154083
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyOutagamie
Elevation791 ft (241 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
54911 & 54914
Area code(920)

Grand Chute is a ghost neighborhood in the city of Appleton in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.

History

Morgan L. Martin, Theodore Conkey, and Abram B. Bowen founded the village of Martin in 1849. In 1850 they renamed it Grand Chute after the town of Grand Chute. Grand Chute was one of three villages that developed around Lawrence Institute (now Lawrence University). The villages of Lawesburg, Appleton, and Grand Chute were all nestled along the Fox River (Wisconsin).

Geography

Grand Chute is located at 44°15′16.71″N 88°24′55.47″W / 44.2546417°N 88.4154083°W / 44.2546417; -88.4154083 (44.254642, -88.415408).[2] Its elevation is 791 feet (241m).

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.