Pine Creek, Wisconsin | |
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Coordinates: 44°08′04″N 91°31′37″W / 44.13444°N 91.52694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Trempealeau |
Elevation | 234 m (768 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 608 |
GNIS feature ID | 1571425 [1] |
Pine Creek is an unincorporated community located in the town of Dodge, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States. Pine Creek is located on Pine Creek and County Highway G 9.6 miles (15.4 km) west-northwest of Galesville. [2]
Early in the 1860s, Kaszubian Polish and Bohemian immigrants living in Winona, Minnesota began buying land across the Mississippi River in Trempealeau County. [3] The Pine Creek area was ideal because of its thick black soil and its advantageous proximity to Winona's markets and services. [4] The precise date of Pine Creek's establishment remains problematic but most accounts give 1862, which is also the year that Sacred Heart-Saint Wenceslaus Church was founded. Once the parish was formally established as part of the then- Roman Catholic Diocese of Milwaukee, a small community grew up around the church, including two or three taverns, a dance hall, and a general store. Although important in the history of the Kashubian diaspora, Pine Creek never became more than a small community due to the growth of the nearby town of Dodge, Wisconsin.
Pine Creek, Wisconsin | |
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Coordinates: 44°08′04″N 91°31′37″W / 44.13444°N 91.52694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Trempealeau |
Elevation | 234 m (768 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 608 |
GNIS feature ID | 1571425 [1] |
Pine Creek is an unincorporated community located in the town of Dodge, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States. Pine Creek is located on Pine Creek and County Highway G 9.6 miles (15.4 km) west-northwest of Galesville. [2]
Early in the 1860s, Kaszubian Polish and Bohemian immigrants living in Winona, Minnesota began buying land across the Mississippi River in Trempealeau County. [3] The Pine Creek area was ideal because of its thick black soil and its advantageous proximity to Winona's markets and services. [4] The precise date of Pine Creek's establishment remains problematic but most accounts give 1862, which is also the year that Sacred Heart-Saint Wenceslaus Church was founded. Once the parish was formally established as part of the then- Roman Catholic Diocese of Milwaukee, a small community grew up around the church, including two or three taverns, a dance hall, and a general store. Although important in the history of the Kashubian diaspora, Pine Creek never became more than a small community due to the growth of the nearby town of Dodge, Wisconsin.