Dirty Hollow was a former
village
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in the present day
City
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
of
Dodgeville,
Wisconsin
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, United States. Although once larger than the city, Dirty Hollow and neighboring
Minersville were annexed along with the village of Dodgeville to form the
City of Dodgeville.
History
In the heart of
Iowa County, Wisconsin there were once three villages located blocks away from each other. They consisted of: Dirty Hollow, Minersville, and Dodgeville. Dirty Hollow was a thriving settlement with three hotels, grocery stores, and even an opera house. However, after the long dispute over the county seat between
Dodgeville and
Mineral Point was settled and the new courthouse was built just a block away, causing a halt to the growth of Dirty Hollow. The three villages were then annexed into the growing settlement of Dodgeville.
Timeline
References
External links
Iowa County Historical Society
City of Dodgeville
Dodgeville
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Geography of Iowa County, Wisconsin
Former populated places in Wisconsin