Shopiere, Wisconsin
Shopiere is an unincorporated community in the Town of Turtle, in Rock County, Wisconsin.[1]
History
The first settlement at Shopiere was made in the 1830s by a colony from Connecticut.[2] The name is derived from chaux pierre, French for limestone, which is abundant in the area.[3]
Notable people
The community was the last home of Louis P. Harvey, the short-lived governor of Wisconsin, who drowned bringing medical supplies to wounded troops near the Civil War Battle of Shiloh in 1862.[4]
Notes
- ↑ http://wisconsin.hometownlocator.com/wi/rock/shopiere.cfm
- ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 124.
- ↑ "Term: Shopiere [origin of place name]". Dictionary of Wisconsin History. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- ↑ Bauchle, May L. (1926–1927). "The Shopiere Shrine". Wisconsin Magazine of History 10 (1): 29–34.
Coordinates: 42°34′20″N 88°56′24″W / 42.572219°N 88.939991°W
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