Brackett, Wisconsin
Brackett is an unincorporated community located on U.S. Route 53 in the town of Washington, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States. It was named for James M. Brackett, a newspaper editor and publisher. He was involved with the Eau Claire Free Press in the 1870s.
In popular culture
Indie/Alternative band Bon Iver has a song called "Brackett, WI", which was featured on the 2009 charity compilation album Dark Was The Night.
Notes
- ^ "Brackett, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Brackett Populated Place Profile / EAU Claire County, Wisconsin Data".
- ^ Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
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