Charlesburg, Wisconsin
Charlesburg, Wisconsin | |
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 Downtown Charlesburg | |
  Charlesburg Location within the state of Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 43°58′11″N 88°10′12″W / 43.96972°N 88.17000°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Calumet |
| Town | Brothertown |
| Established | 1855 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 920 |
Charlesburg (also Charlesburgh) is an unincorporated community in the town of Brothertown in Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2][3]
History
Charlesburg was settled in 1855.[4] The first settler was probably Anton Reinl, an immigrant from Bohemia which was then part of Austrian Empire. Other early settlers were Raymond Lodes, Joseph Nadler, and Joseph Fisher. They spoke a dialect of German.[5]
One of the landmarks in the community is its Catholic Church, called St. Charles Church. It opened in 1866 and closed in 2005.[6]
Location
Charlesburg is located on St. Charles Road at its intersection with Washington Road. It is considered part of the Holyland region in southern Calumet County.[7]
Notable residents
- Aloysius Leitner, military
- William Morgan, Wisconsin Attorney General
Images
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Looking north at the entrance sign to Charlesburg -
St. Charles Church
References
- ^ "Charlesburg, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Wisconsin Directory of History-Charlesburg, Wisconsin
- ^ Calumet County map "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Edens, Mrs. Dale (January 18, 1973). "Historical Insight". Chilton Times-Journal.
- ^ "Anniversary of St Charles Parish". Sheboygan Press, September 8, 1966.
- ^ "Wisconsin. Charlesburg. St. Charles". The Catholic University of America. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
- ^ "German-Catholic immigrants shaped life, communities in east-central Wisconsin". University of Wisconsin–Madison. 2003-02-25. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
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