Winooski, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Winooski, Wisconsin
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Wisconsin
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sheboygan
Population Total:1
Population Density Km2:1
Population Density Sq Mi:1
Coordinates:43.7069°N -87.9839°W

Winooski was a hamlet in the Town of Lyndon in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States, at 43° 42.423′ N, 87° 59.039′ W. It was named after Winooski, Vermont, home of James and Lucinda Stone, who were the town's first settlers in 1846.

History

Winooski as of 1875 had its own post office and village hall. Businesses included saw and grist mills, a cheese factory, and a general store, as well as a cooper, a blacksmith, and a woodworking shop. There were perhaps a dozen houses in the settlement proper.[1]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=31831 "Site of Winooski" Wisconsin Historical Marker (Wisconsin Registered Landmark – Number 76)
  2. 'Otto B. Joerns Dies In Denver,' Stevens Point Daily Journal, September 17, 1917, pg. 1
  3. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wlhba/articleView.asp?pg=1&id=14498 Historic Slavery Foe Once Was A Resident of Winooski, Wisconsin