Official Name: | Albion, Wisconsin |
Pushpin Map: | Wisconsin#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Albion |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Dane County |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Albion |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 840 |
Coordinates: | 42.8794°N -89.0697°W |
Area Code: | 608 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1560730 |
Albion is an unincorporated community located in the Town of Albion, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States.
Isaac Brown, an early resident of Albion, named the community after his hometown of Albion, New York.[1]
Albion is the site of the former Albion Academy. Founded by Seventh Day Baptists, the school was later operated by the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. The school closed in 1918.[2] In 1928, the Town of Albion purchased the buildings. In 1959, the academy property was turned over to the Albion Academy Historical Society, which operates a museum on the site.[3]