Lawesburg, Wisconsin

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Lawesburg, Wisconsin
Ghost Town
Lawesburg, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Lawesburg, Wisconsin
Lawesburg, Wisconsin
Location of Lawesburg, Wisconsin
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Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Outagamie
Elevation[1] 748 ft (228 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP Codes 54915
Area code(s) (920)

Lawesburg is a ghost town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. Located in the town of Grand Chute, the site is now part of the city of Appleton. The surviving buildings from Lawesburg are protected and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Lawesburg is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (44.258617, -88.383464).[2] Its elevation is 748 feet (228m).

History

George W. Lawe founded the village of Lawesburg in 1849. It was one of three villages that developed around the Lawrence Institute: the village of Grand Chute, the village of Appleton, and the village of Lawesburg, all nestled along the Fox River. The villages of Grand Chute and Lawesburg have since been incorporated into the city of Appleton.[3]

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  3. Appleton Public Library, "Grand Chute Township", Retrieved 22 August 2011.