Jericho, Calumet County, Wisconsin

Jericho, Calumet County, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community

Looking west at Jericho
Jericho
Jericho

Location in Wisconsin

Coordinates: 43°58′12″N 88°15′59″W / 43.97000°N 88.26639°W / 43.97000; -88.26639Coordinates: 43°58′12″N 88°15′59″W / 43.97000°N 88.26639°W / 43.97000; -88.26639
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Calumet
Town Brothertown
established 1855
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 920

Jericho is an unincorporated community in the town of Brothertown in Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] Jericho is located at the intersection of County highways C & H.[2] Jericho is part of the Holyland region in Wisconsin.[3]

History

Jericho was settled in 1855 as a station on the plank road between Brothertown and Sheboygan.[4] One of its first settlers was J. M. Parkins who constructed Sechter's Inn as one of the community's first buildings.[4]

Images

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jericho, Wisconsin.
  1. ↑ "Jericho, Calumet County, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Jericho, Wisconsin location". Google Maps. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  3. ↑ "German-Catholic immigrants shaped life, communities in east-central Wisconsin". University of Wisconsin–Madison. 2003-02-25. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  4. 1 2 Edens, Mrs. Dale (January 18, 1973). "Historical Insight". Chilton Times-Journal.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/9/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.