Harrison (ghost town), Calumet County, Wisconsin

Harrison, Wisconsin
Ghost town

Looking north at the intersection with Harrison Road from WIS 55
Harrison
Coordinates: 44°08′03″N 88°17′30″W / 44.13417°N 88.29167°W / 44.13417; -88.29167Coordinates: 44°08′03″N 88°17′30″W / 44.13417°N 88.29167°W / 44.13417; -88.29167
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Calumet
Town Harrison
Established 1870s
Elevation 988 ft (301 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 920
GNIS feature ID 1577629[1]

Harrison is a former community in the town of Harrison, Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

Harrison was settled in the 1870s around a Catholic church and school between Stockbridge and Sherwood.[2] 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.[2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Harrison, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. 1 2 Edens, Mrs. Dale (January 18, 1973). "Historical Insight". Chilton Times-Journal.


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