Victory, Wisconsin

Victory is an unincorporated community in the Town of Wheatland in Vernon County, Wisconsin.[1][2] It is located 4.5 miles north of De Soto and 6.2 miles south of Genoa on the Mississippi River along the Great River Road (WIS 35). It also is served by the BNSF Railway.

Victory, Wisconsin
Downtown Victory on WIS35
Downtown Victory on WIS35
Victory, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Victory, Wisconsin
Victory, Wisconsin
Victory, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Victory, Wisconsin
Victory, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°29′08″N 91°12′45″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyVernon
Elevation
200 m (650 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code608
GNIS feature ID1576083[1]
The sign for Victory on WIS35.

History

The Battle of Bad Axe, the final battle of the Black Hawk War of 1832, took place near this community.[3] The community's name commemorates the United States victory.[4]

Notes

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Victory
  2. "Victory Populated Place Profile / Vernon County, Wisconsin Data". wisconsin.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2014-11-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 136.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.