Calamine, Wisconsin
Calamine, Wisconsin | |
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  Calamine, Wisconsin  Calamine, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 42°44′33″N 90°09′43″W / 42.74250°N 90.16194°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Lafayette |
| Elevation | 271 m (889 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 608 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1562506[1] |
Calamine is an unincorporated community in the town of Willow Springs in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States.[2][3] The Cheese Country Trail runs through the community, as does the Pecatonica River. The community is home to St. Michael Church, within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison.
Notable people
- Montgomery Morrison Cothren, Wisconsin legislator and jurist, lived in Calamine.[4]
- Danverse Neff, Wisconsin legislator, lived in Calamine.[5]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calamine, Wisconsin
- ^ "Calamine, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Calamine, Wisconsin-Wisconsin Historical Society
- ^ 'Proceedings of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin,' vol. 3, Wisconsin Bar Association: 1901, Biographical Sketch of Montgomery Morrison Cothren, pg. 229
- ^ THE LEGISLATIVE MANUAL OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN (15th ed.). Madison, Wis. 1876. p. 469.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
42°44′33″N 90°09′43″W / 42.7425°N 90.16194°W
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