Meekers Grove 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 the town of
Elk Grove,
Lafayette County,
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 ...
, United States.
It consists of a grouping of 2 houses, a
One-room school
One-room schools, or schoolhouses, were commonplace throughout rural portions of various countries, including Prussia, Norway, Sweden, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Spain. In most rural and s ...
that caught fire and was demolished in 2000, and nearby farms.
Attractions
Red's Supper Club stands at the intersection of County H and State Road 81, approximately 1 mile north of Meeker's Grove.
St. Peter's Catholic Church stands at 26203 St. Peters Road.
There is an abandoned rock quarry on Red School Road near the Madden Branch of the
Galena River (Illinois)
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Geog ...
, approximately 1 mile east of Meeker's Grove.
History
There used to be a
One-room school
One-room schools, or schoolhouses, were commonplace throughout rural portions of various countries, including Prussia, Norway, Sweden, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Spain. In most rural and s ...
located at the address 10487 County H (at the intersection of County H and Red School Road) but it was struck by lightning and caught fire in 2000 and was demolished shortly thereafter. You can still see playground equipment and a small parking lot at the location today.
This school, painted red, was the namesake for Red School Road.
Notes
Unincorporated communities in Lafayette County, Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
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