Briggsville is a

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in the southwest corner of Marquette County,

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. 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

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. 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,

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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 {{MarquetteCountyWI-geo-stub