Little Chicago, Wisconsin

Little Chicago is an unincorporated residential and agricultural community on Marathon County Highway A in located within the town of Hamburg, in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States.^[1] The Zip code is 54448.^[2]

History

The community reportedly got its unusual name during the early part of the 20th Century because of a local tavern during the Prohibition Era that was dispensing illegal alcoholic beverages.^[3]

Little Chicago received worldwide recognition in 2002 by being referenced as the title of Adam Rapp's novel "Little Chicago."

External links

• Little Chicago website

References

Municipalities and communities of Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States County seat: Wausau Cities Abbotsford‡ Colby‡ Marshfield‡ Mosinee Schofield Wausau Villages Athens Birnamwood‡ Brokaw Dorchester‡ Edgar Elderon Fenwood Hatley Kronenwetter Marathon City Rothschild Spencer Stratford Unity‡ Weston Towns Bergen Berlin Bern Bevent Brighton Cassel Cleveland Day Easton Eau Pleine Elderon Emmet Frankfort Franzen Green Valley Guenther Halsey Hamburg Harrison Hewitt Holton Hull Johnson Knowlton Maine Marathon McMillan Mosinee Norrie Plover Reid Rib Falls Rib Mountain Rietbrock Ringle Spencer Stettin Texas Wausau Weston Wien CDPs Knowlton Rib Mountain Unincorporated communities Ashley Bevent Bradley Cherokee Corinth Dancy Emmerich Gad‡ Galloway Glandon Granite Heights Halder Hamburg Hogarty Holt Ingersoll Johnson Kalinke Little Chicago Little Eau Claire Little Rose Mann March Rapids McMillan Milan Moon Mount View Naugart Norrie Nutterville Pike Lake Poniatowski Rangeline Rib Falls Ringle Rocky Corners Rozellville Schnappsville Shantytown Snell Sunset Swan Taegesville Weber Wien Wuertsburg Ghost towns/ neighborhoods Callon Staadts Stettin Ziegler Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 45°02′50″N 89°50′39″W / 45.04722°N 89.84417°W / 45.04722; -89.84417