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Grand Chute (ghost town), Wisconsin

Coordinates: 44°15′16.71″N 88°24′55.47″W / 44.2546417°N 88.4154083°W / 44.2546417; -88.4154083
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Grand Chute, Wisconsin
Grand Chute, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Grand Chute, Wisconsin
Grand Chute, Wisconsin
Location of Grand Chute, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°15′16.71″N 88°24′55.47″W / 44.2546417°N 88.4154083°W / 44.2546417; -88.4154083
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyOutagamie
Elevation791 ft (241 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
54911 & 54914
Area code920

Grand Chute is a ghost neighborhood in the city of Appleton in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.

History

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Morgan L. Martin, Theodore Conkey, and Abram B. Bowen founded the village of Martin in 1849. In 1850 they renamed it Grand Chute after the town of Grand Chute. Grand Chute was one of three villages that developed around Lawrence Institute (now Lawrence University). The villages of Lawesburg, Appleton, and Grand Chute were all nestled along the Fox River (Wisconsin). The former villages of Grand Chute and Lawesburg have since been incorporated into the city of Appleton.[2]

Geography

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Grand Chute is located at 44°15′16.71″N 88°24′55.47″W / 44.2546417°N 88.4154083°W / 44.2546417; -88.4154083 (44.254642, -88.415408).[3] Its elevation is 791 feet (241m).

References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ Appleton Public Library, "Grand Chute Township" Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.