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Nenno, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 43°26′46″N 88°23′29″W / 43.44611°N 88.39139°W / 43.44611; -88.39139
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Nenno, Wisconsin
Nenno, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Nenno, Wisconsin
Nenno, Wisconsin
Nenno, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Nenno, Wisconsin
Nenno, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°26′46″N 88°23′29″W / 43.44611°N 88.39139°W / 43.44611; -88.39139
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyWashington
Elevation
325 m (1,066 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code262
GNIS feature ID1570174[1]

Nenno is an unincorporated community located in the town of Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

The Yellowstone Trail

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Nenno is on the old Yellowstone Trail, one of the first transcontinental highways. The north-south road through Nenno is now Wisconsin Highway 175, but was previously highway 41, and before that highway 15. On the east side of the road across from the old church is a building dating to around 1870 which was a hotel, store, etc. Just to the north of it is an old shed which opens to the south. It was used as a horse stable.[2] The community was named for Prussian emigrant Nicholas "Nick" Nenno. Upon his arrival in 1833, he operated a hotel, general store, and a brewery. The Post Office was opened in June 1857 by its first Postmaster, George Smith.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Nenno, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Nenno, Wisconsin
  3. ^ Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin (1st ed.). Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.