Victory, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 43°29′08″N 91°12′45″W / 43.485497°N 91.212552°W / 43.485497; -91.212552
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Victory, Wisconsin
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GNIS feature ID1576083[1]

Victory is an

WIS 35
). It also is served by the BNSF Railway.

History

The Battle of Bad Axe, the final battle of the Black Hawk War of 1832, took place near this community.[3] The community's name commemorates the United States victory.[4]

Gallery

The sign for Victory on WIS35.

Notes

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Victory
  2. ^ "Victory Populated Place Profile / Vernon County, Wisconsin Data". wisconsin.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 136.

43°29′08″N 91°12′45″W / 43.485497°N 91.212552°W / 43.485497; -91.212552