Jericho, Calumet County, Wisconsin
Jericho is an unincorporated community in the town of Brothertown in Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States. Jericho is located at the intersection of County highways C & H. Jericho is part of the Holyland region in Wisconsin.
History
Jericho was settled in 1855 as a station on the plank road between Brothertown and Sheboygan. One of its first settlers was J. M. Parkins who constructed Sechter's Inn as one of the community's first buildings.
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Holy Trinity church -
Looking west at Jericho's entrance sign
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jericho, Wisconsin.
- ^ "Jericho, Calumet County, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Jericho, Wisconsin location". Google Maps. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
- ^ "German-Catholic immigrants shaped life, communities in east-central Wisconsin". University of Wisconsin–Madison. February 25, 2003. Retrieved September 15, 2008.
- ^ Edens, Mrs. Dale (January 18, 1973). "Historical Insight". Chilton Times-Journal.
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