Burkhardt is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
St. Croix County, Wisconsin
St. Croix County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 93,536. Its county seat is Hudson. The county was created in 1840 (then in the Wisconsin Territory) and organized in 1849. St. Croix County ...
located between the cities of
Hudson
Hudson may refer to:
People
* Hudson (given name)
* Hudson (surname)
* Henry Hudson, English explorer
* Hudson (footballer, born 1986), Hudson Fernando Tobias de Carvalho, Brazilian football right-back
* Hudson (footballer, born 1988), Hudso ...
, and
New Richmond in the town of
St. Joseph
Joseph (; el, Ἰωσήφ, translit=Ioséph) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. The Gospels also name some brothers ...
.
History
It was originally named Bouchea (possibly after Peter Bouchea, one of the first four settlers of Hudson), and was renamed in honor of Christian Burkhardt (1834-1931), owner and operator of the mills there, by
Guy Dailey
Guy W. Dailey (July 24, 1827 – January 2, 1899) was a farmer from Hudson, Wisconsin,USA, who was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from St. Croix County for a single one-year term.
Background
Dailey was born in Massena, New York, on J ...
, during Dailey's single term representing the county in the
Wisconsin State Assembly
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...
.
["Burkhardt: St. Croix County" in, Grant, Robert and L. G. Sorden. ''The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names'' Spring Green, Wisconsin: Wisconsin House, 1969]
References
Unincorporated communities in St. Croix County, Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
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