Namur, Wisconsin
Namur, Wisconsin | |
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Namur Location within the state of Wisconsin | |
Coordinates: 44°44′3″N 87°40′11″W / 44.73417°N 87.66972°WCoordinates: 44°44′3″N 87°40′11″W / 44.73417°N 87.66972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Door |
Town | Union |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 920 |
Namur, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in the town of Union in Door County, Wisconsin.[1] The community is located on County Road DK (Old Wisconsin Highway 57) at its intersection with County Road N. It is located approximately 5 miles west of the unincorporated community of Brussels, Wisconsin. The community is located inside the Namur Historic District, a historic district of farms near the community.
History[]
In 1860, Our Lady of the Snows Catholic church was built, marking the first construction of a church in the surrounding area.[2][3]
The community name was established in the mid 1800s as Delwich. The name was later changed to Namur (1880-1905), a name applied to the post office that functioned there. Then when Fairland School was built the community became known as Fairland. In 1962 the National Belgian Village committee made request to the Wisconsin Highway Commission that the unincorporated community name return to Namur.[4]
Gallery[]
Elementary school
Historical Marker Near Namur
Historical Marker Near Namur
Our Lady of the Snows church
General store
Looking northeast on the former Wisconsin Highway 57
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Namur Historic District. |
- ^ "Namur Populated Place Profile / Door County, Wisconsin Data".
- ^ Tlachac, Math S. (2007). The History of the Belgian Settlements in Door, Kewaunee and Brown Counties. Namur, Wisconsin: Peninsula Belgian-American Club. p. 25.
- ^ Green Bay Press Gazette, 1975-05-31 "Namur The Dream Vanished"
- ^ Lempereur, Francoise. Les Wallons du Wisconsin.
- Belgian-American culture in Wisconsin
- Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
- Unincorporated communities in Door County, Wisconsin
- Northeast Wisconsin geography stubs