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Malone 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 ...
located in
Fond du Lac County
Fond du Lac County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 104,154. Its county seat is Fond du Lac. The county was created in the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and later organized in 1844. Fond du La ...
,
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 ...
near the
Sheboygan River
The Sheboygan River is a river flowing to Lake Michigan in eastern Wisconsin in the United States. It is about longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed December 19, 2011 ...
and
Mt. Calvary, in the towns of
Marshfield, and
Taycheedah. Malone is located in
The Holyland region of Wisconsin.
It is home to a post office.
History
Malone was a stop on the Sheboygan & Fond du Lac Railroad.
Originally named St. John, it was renamed Malone after the railroad official H. T. Malone.
A post office called Malone has been in operation since 1877.
The
Malone Area Heritage Museum provides an in-depth look at Malone's culturally diverse history as a railroad town throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.
In 2005, the museum moved the original train depot across the street and began restoring it.
Notable people
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John Durham
John Henry Durham (born March 16, 1950) is an American lawyer who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut (D. Conn.) from 2018 to 2021. By April 2019, he had been assigned to investigate the origins of the Federal ...
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Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valo ...
recipient
Images
Image:MaloneWisconsinLookingSouth.jpg, Looking south at Malone
Image:MaloneWisconsinPostOffice.jpg, Post Office
Image:MaloneAreaHeritageMuseum.jpg, Malone Area Heritage Museum
File:MaloneCoop.jpg, The grain elevator, near the center of the town.
Image:MaloneWisconsinLookingNorth.jpg, Looking north at Malone
References
Unincorporated communities in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
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