Victory, Wisconsin
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Victory, Wisconsin | |
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 Downtown Victory on WIS35 | |
  Victory, Wisconsin  Victory, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 43°29′08″N 91°12′45″W / 43.48556°N 91.21250°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Vernon |
| Elevation | 200 m (650 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 608 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1576083[1] |
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).
History[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Victory
- ^ http://wisconsin.hometownlocator.com/wi/vernon/victory.cfm
- ^ http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/Portals/57/docs/Home/History/badaxe.pdf
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 136.
Municipalities and communities of Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
Coordinates: 43°29′08″N 91°12′45″W / 43.485497°N 91.212552°W
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