Winooski, Wisconsin

Winooski, Wisconsin
Ghost town
Winooski, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°42′25″N 87°59′2″W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Sheboygan
Population  (2000)
• Total	1
• Density	1/sq mi (1/km^2)

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

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]

Notable people

• Otto B. Joerns, Wisconsin State Assemblyman, mayor of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and businessman, was born in Winooski.^[2]
• Abolitionist hero Capt. Jonathan K. Walker, "The Man With The Branded Hand," lived in Winooski.^[3]

References

1. "Site of Winooski" Wisconsin Historical Marker (Wisconsin Registered Landmark – Number 76)
2. 'Otto B. Joerns Dies In Denver,' Stevens Point Daily Journal, September 17, 1917, pg. 1
3. Historic Slavery Foe Once Was A Resident of Winooski, Wisconsin