Shopiere, Wisconsin
Shopiere is an unincorporated community in the Town of Turtle, in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2]
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| Coordinates: 42°34′20″N 88°56′24″W | |
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| County | Rock |
| Elevation | 251 m (823 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 608 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1574070[1] |
History
The community was originally named Waterloo.[3] The first settlement was made in the 1830s by a colony from Connecticut.[3] The present name is derived from chaux pierre, French for limestone, which is abundant in the area.[4]
Notable people
The community was the last home of Louis P. Harvey, the short-lived governor of Wisconsin, who drowned bringing medical supplies to wounded troops near the Civil War Battle of Shiloh in 1862.[5]
Notes
- "Shopiere, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Wisconsin Hometown Locator
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 124.
- "Term: Shopiere [origin of place name]". Dictionary of Wisconsin History. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- Bauchle, May L. (1926–1927). "The Shopiere Shrine". Wisconsin Magazine of History. 10 (1): 29–34.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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