Briggsville is a
Census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
in the southwest corner of
Marquette County,
Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
. It is located on
Wisconsin Highway 23
State Trunk Highway 23 (often called Highway 23, STH-23 or WIS 23) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The route is signed as a north–south route from Shullsburg to Wisconsin Dells and as an east–west route from Wisconsin Dell ...
in the town of
Douglas
Douglas may refer to:
People
* Douglas (given name)
* Douglas (surname)
Animals
*Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking
*Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civil W ...
. It uses
ZIP code 53920.
Geography
Briggsville is located on the eastern side of
Mason Lake
Mason Lake is a natural elongated lake south of Belfair, Washington, United States in Mason County. Named for Charles H. Mason, the first secretary of Washington Territory, the lake is on the isthmus of the Kitsap Peninsula between the Hood Ca ...
. The
Bonnie Oaks Historic District
The Bonnie Oaks Historic District is located in Briggsville, Wisconsin in the Town of Douglas. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 1986.
History
The Bonnie Oaks Historic District consists of fifteen s ...
is a little over a mile to the east. Briggsville is also the home of The National Shrine of Saint Philomena.
The National Shrine of Saint Philomena
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Notable people
* Arthur S. Champeny, United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ...
officer
* Frank J. Kimball, legislator
* Margery Latimer, writer
* Willam Murphy, legislator
References
Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Marquette County, Wisconsin
Census-designated places in Wisconsin
Census-designated places in Marquette County, Wisconsin
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