Little Chicago, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
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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]
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  Little Chicago, Wisconsin  Little Chicago, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 45.04722°N 89.84417°W | |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| state | Wisconsin |
| ZIP code | 54448 |
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
Little Chicago was the setting of Adam Rapp's novel Little Chicago.[citation needed]
