Champion, Wisconsin
Champion, Wisconsin | |
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 Looking east at downtown Champion | |
  Champion | |
| Coordinates: 44°35′21″N 87°47′39″W / 44.58917°N 87.79417°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Brown |
| Town | Green Bay |
| Elevation | 235 m (771 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1562939[1] |
Champion is an unincorporated community in the town of Green Bay in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2] It is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town hall for the town of Green Bay is located in Champion and the National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help is located just east of Champion.
The city has received its name in the 19th century from immigrants coming from a Belgian city called Champion located close to Namur. Before it was called Champion, the community was called Robinsonville and is sometimes referred to as Robinsonville in Catholic readings.[3][4][5]
Images[]
Looking east at Champion's sign
Town hall for the town of Green Bay in Champion
National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help near Champion
Notable people[]
- Grégoire Dupont, legislator[6]
- Peter Pernin, Catholic pastor (1868-9) and Peshtigo fire memoirist
References[]
- ^ a b "Champion, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ Champion, Wisconsin
- ^ Blair, Margot. "Peshtigo Fire - 2 Miracles". www.rosaryworkshop.com. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ "The Miracle Hunter: Marian Apparitions: Robinsonville, WI USA 1859". Marian Apparitions. 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Visions of Mary - Door County Pulse". Door County Pulse. September 18, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^ "A Prosperous Season: Progress of the Green Bay Dairy Board of Trade". Green Bay Press-Gazette. January 4, 1890. Retrieved September 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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Coordinates: 44°35′21″N 87°47′39″W / 44.58917°N 87.79417°W
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