Shelby (community), Wisconsin

Shelby, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Shelby, Wisconsin
Shelby, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°46′09″N 91°09′39″W / 43.76917°N 91.16083°W / 43.76917; -91.16083Coordinates: 43°46′09″N 91°09′39″W / 43.76917°N 91.16083°W / 43.76917; -91.16083
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County La Crosse
Elevation 702 ft (214 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 608
GNIS feature ID 1574002[1]

Shelby is an unincorporated community located in the town of Shelby, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

The community was named for the first governor of Kentucky Isaac Shelby. The first raising of the American flag in Wisconsin occurred in this community when the fort located here was taken from the British.[2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Shelby, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Gard, Robert E.; Sorden, L. G. (1968). The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names (1st ed.). New York, NY: October House. p. 115.


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