Wilmot, Wisconsin
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Wilmot is a small, unincorporated residential and business community in the town of Salem in southwestern Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States.
The Wilmot Union High School, Kenosha County Fair grounds, the Wilmot Speedway, and the Wilmot Mountain Ski Resort are located in Wilmot.
[edit] History
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Wilmot could easily have been the main community of the town if the railroad had reached its location. Instead, it developed into a rather substantial business community because of its location on the Fox River. It is the Fox River that was harnessed to support the flour mill and when that burned, the river was again harnessed to generate electrical power. Wilmot supported all of the other areas of the town with electricity. In addition, it was one of the first areas, if not the first, to have telephones in the town. Lines from the operator's panel to the other hamlets in the town continued to lengthen in distance from the first pole setting each year until the entire town was 'wired'. Many of the earliest buildings still exist in the community.
[edit] External links
- Wilmot Speedway
- Kenosha County Fair
- Virtual tour images of Wilmot Mountain Ski Area
- Wilmot Mountain Ski Area website
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