Bethesda, Wisconsin
Bethesda, Wisconsin | |
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  Bethesda, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 42°59′16″N 88°19′06″W / 42.98778°N 88.31833°WCoordinates: 42°59′16″N 88°19′06″W / 42.98778°N 88.31833°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Waukesha |
| Elevation | 257 m (843 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 262 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1577515[1] |
Bethesda is an unincorporated community in the town of Genesee, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] The community was named for Bethesda Park, a spa and tourist resort built around a medicinal spring developed by Richard Dunbar in the late 1860s.[2]
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Bethesda, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
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