Little Chicago is an unincorporated residential and agricultural community on Marathon County Highway A in located along the border of the towns of
Hamburg and
Berlin, in
Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States.
History
The community was originally named Ziegler.
In 1898, Ziegler had 60 people, a
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and a
saw mill, one cheese factory; one hardware and one shoe store, and a Lutheran church. The
United States Post Office delivered mail three times a week.
In 1909, Ziegler had a post office.
The community reportedly got the name Little Chicago during the
Prohibition era in the early 20th century, when a local tavern was dispensing illegal alcoholic beverages.
Notable people
*
Robert Plisch, Wisconsin state legislator and farmer, lived in Ziegler.
['Wisconsin Blue Book 1895,' Biographical Sketch of Robert Plisch, pg. 684]
Media
Little Chicago was the setting of
Adam Rapp's novel ''
Little Chicago''.
References
External links
Unincorporated communities in Marathon County, Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
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