Woodhull is an unincorporated community located in the town of Lamartine, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]
Location
Woodhull is located at the junction of County Road Y and Forest Ave. Our Risen Savior Catholic Church is located on the south eastern corner of the intersection.[2] There is one bar, and a few houses throughout the remainder of the community.
History
A post office called Woodhull was established in 1864, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[3] The community was named for Nathaniel Woodhull, a military general in the American Revolutionary War[4] or possibly for John Woodhull, the deputy postmaster at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin at the time.[5]
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Panorama of Woodhull
References
- ^ a b "Woodhull, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Our Risen Savior". Archdioceses of Milwaukee. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ "Fond du Lac County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 140.
- ^ Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
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