Little Chicago, Wisconsin
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Little Chicago is an unincorporated residential and agricultural community on Marathon County Highway A in located along the border of the towns of Hamburg and Berlin, in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2][3]
History
The community was originally named Ziegler.[4][5] In 1898, Ziegler had 60 people, a planing mill and a saw mill, one cheese factory; one hardware and one shoe store, and a Lutheran church. The United States Post Office delivered mail three times a week.[4] In 1909, Ziegler had a post office.[6]
The community reportedly got the name Little Chicago during the Prohibition era in the early 20th century, when a local tavern was dispensing illegal alcoholic beverages.[7]
Notable people
- Robert Plisch, Wisconsin state legislator and farmer, lived in Ziegler.[8]
Media
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References
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