Marytown, Wisconsin 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
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
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 ...
, in the town of
Calumet. Marytown is located at the intersection of Fond du Lac County highways G and HH.
Wisconsin Highway 149 ran north to south through the community before it was decommissioned in 2006.
Holyland
Marytown is in an area of eastern
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
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 ...
known as "
The Holyland", so called because of the large number of communities built around churches, including
St. Anna,
St. Peter,
St. Cloud,
Mount Calvary,
Johnsburg,
Calvary,
Brothertown and
Jericho.
A recognizable feature in Marytown is St. Mary's
Roman Catholic
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
* Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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Church, which is located at the peak of the largest hill in the area. The church is lit at night, and can be seen from several miles away.
History
A
post office
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was established in Marytown in 1854,
but was later closed.
On July 18, 1996, several houses at the north end of Marytown were destroyed and one person killed by a tornado. This was part of a statewide outbreak of tornadoes on the same day as the
Oakfield Tornado.
Wisconsin Tornado Outbreak of July 18, 1996: Formation of Tornadic Supercells
, PDF file, Renee Geiser, Retrieved October 9, 2007
References
Further reading
* Bartel, Kathryn.
Marytown, A Holyland Community: Built on Dreams, Persisting on Spirit, 1849-2003
. In Clarence B. Davis (ed.) ''History by the Lake: Studies in the History of Fond du Lac and the Lake Winnebago Region''. Fond du Lac, Wis.: Marian College Press, 2005.
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Unincorporated communities in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
Populated places established in 1854
1854 establishments in Wisconsin