Sugar Island, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sugar Island is an unincorporated community in the Village of Lebanon, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on County Trunk Highway O, west of Highway 67, 10 miles east of Watertown and five miles east of County Trunk Highway R in Lebanon.[1][2]

Town of Lebanon1837
Elevation
899 ft (274 m)
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Sugar Island, Wisconsin
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Sugar Island
Sugar Island is located in Wisconsin
Sugar Island
Sugar Island
Sugar Island is located in the United States
Sugar Island
Sugar Island
Coordinates: 43°13′33″N 88°34′47″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyDodge County
Town of Lebanon1837
Elevation
899 ft (274 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code920
GNIS feature ID1575026[1]
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History

The name was originally Sinsibakwado-Minissing, which is Ojibwe for at, to, or from Sugar Island.[3] The name was given to the area by the Ojibwe tribe, because the maple trees would have sugary sap that they would collect once a year.

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