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Winooski, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 43°42′25″N 87°59′2″W / 43.70694°N 87.98389°W / 43.70694; -87.98389
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Winooski, Wisconsin
Ghost town
Winooski, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Winooski, Wisconsin
Winooski, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°42′25″N 87°59′2″W / 43.70694°N 87.98389°W / 43.70694; -87.98389
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountySheboygan
Population
 (2000)
 • Total1
 • Density1/sq mi (1/km2)

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

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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]

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