Little Chicago, Wisconsin

Little Chicago, Wisconsin

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. The Zip code is 54448.

History

The community reportedly got its unusual name during the early part of the 20th Century because of a local tavern during the Prohibition Era that was dispensing illegal alcoholic beverages. [http://www.pchswi.org/archives/communities/smallcomms.html#litc]

Little Chicago received worldwide recognition in 2002 by being referenced as the title of Adam Rapp's novel "Little Chicago".

External links

* [http://www.placenames.com/us/p1568224 Little Chicago website]

References


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