Little Chicago, Wisconsin

Little Chicago, Wisconsin
community
Little Chicago, Wisconsin
Little Chicago, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°02′50″N 89°50′39″W / 45.04722°N 89.84417°W / 45.04722; -89.84417
Country U.S.A.
state Wisconsin
ZIP code 54448

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][2]

History

The community reportedly got its unusual name during the Prohibition Era in the early 20th century, when a local tavern was dispensing illegal alcoholic beverages.[3]

Little Chicago was the setting of Adam Rapp's novel "Little Chicago".

References

  1. ↑ "Little Chicago, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ http://wisconsin.hometownlocator.com/wi/marathon/little-chicago.cfm
  3. ↑ http://www.pchswi.org/archives/communities/smallcomms.html#litc

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


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