Harrison (ghost town), Calumet County, Wisconsin explained

Official Name:Harrison, Wisconsin
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin
Pushpin Label:Harrison
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Wisconsin
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Calumet
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Harrison
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1870s
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:988
Coordinates:44.1342°N -88.2917°W
Area Code:920
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1577629

Harrison is a former community in the town of Harrison, Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States.

History

Harrison was settled in the 1870s around a Catholic church and school between Stockbridge and Sherwood.[1] The church's first priest was Rev. John Adt. The original community has been a ghost town since before the 1970s and the only remnant of that community is the church's cemetery.

Notes and References

  1. News: Edens. Mrs. Dale. Historical Insight. Chilton Times-Journal. January 18, 1973.