South Central Wisconsin Part 16
Union Center
Population: 211
Union Center is a village in Juneau County.
Trivia:
Originally called Union, the village was named for the federal union of the United States.
Verona
Population: 10620
Verona is a city in Dane County.
Trivia:
Verona used to be home to the Dane County Insane Asylum which opened in 1882, closed in 1973, and was demolished in 2006. It was previously a poor farm for people who needed care due to old age, blindness, disease, deformity, loss of limbs and insanity.
The area was also the site of a small leper colony sometime between 1890–1910. It is now a dog park.
Viola
Population: 699
Viola is a village in Richland and Vernon Counties.
Waunakee
Population: 13730
Waunakee is a village in Dane County.
Trivia:
Waunakee bills itself as "The Only Waunakee in the World."
Westfield
Population: 1369
Westfield is a village in Marquette County.
Trivia:
The village was originally settled and laid out by Hungarian American immigrant Agoston Haraszthy. It was first named Széptáj—Hungarian for "beautiful landscape"—and was later renamed Haraszthy, in honor of the village founder. In 1849, the Legislature renamed the village Westfield.
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