East Central Wisconsin Part 3
De Pere
Population: 24903
De Pere is a city located in Brown County.
Trivia:
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Denmark
Population: 2200
Denmark is a village in Brown County.
Trivia:
In 1854, the residents of Brown County, Wisconsin voted on whether Green Bay or De Pere would be the county seat. This was also the year that the residents of Denmark wanted to build a church, but they did not have any money. A man from De Pere came to the town, and offered to pay two dollars for every vote the people of Denmark would cast in favor of De Pere.
On election day, 15 men and boys from Denmark turned out to cast their votes for De Pere, and the town was given $30. But instead of building a church, as was originally intended, the town built a school.
Dyckesville
Population: 475
Dyckesville is an unincorporated census-designated place in Brown and Kewaunee counties.
Trivia:
Dyckesville was founded around 1860 by Louis Van Dyke, and named for him.
Egg Harbor
Population: 252
Egg Harbor is a village in Door County.
Trivia:
The harbor was known to the Potawatomi as Che-bah-ye-sho-da-ning, or "ghost door".
Ellison Bay
Population: 159
Ellison Bay is an unincorporated census-designated place in northern Door County.
Trivia:
The community was founded in 1872 by John Eliasen, a Danish immigrant. Lumber and fishing were important businesses in the 19th century, replaced by fruit growing in the early 20th century, and today tourism is the main business.
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