Peebles, Wisconsin (pronounced Pēbles) 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 the Town of Taycheedah in Fond du Lac 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 ...

. The community is located adjacent to the unincorporated community of Taycheedah.

U.S. Route 151 U.S. Highway 151 (US 151) is a United States Numbered Highway that runs through the states of Iowa and Wisconsin. The southern terminus for US 151 is at a junction with Interstate 80 (I-80) in Iowa County, Iowa, and its northern termin ...

runs through the community.

Wisconsin Highway 149 State Trunk Highway 149 (Highway 149, STH-149 or WIS 149) was a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It ran through of Manitowoc, Calumet, and Fond du Lac counties. History In 1923, WIS 149 ran from WIS 57 (today's ...

used to run through the community at its western terminus until it was decommissioned in 2006.

Taycheedah Correctional Institution Taycheedah Correctional Institution is a prison in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin near the Town of Taycheedah. Established in 1921, it was known as Wisconsin Home for Women until 1975. The facility houses maximum-security and medium-security adult female ...

is located in the town of Taycheedah several miles south of the community.

History

The community was named for Ezra Peebles, the original owner of the town site. In the past, the community was also known as Peebles Corners. In 1880, the area was home to a post office, tollgate, store, cheese-factory, and railroad depot for the

Sheboygan and Fond du Lac Railroad The Sheboygan and Fond du Lac Railroad and its predecessor the Sheboygan and Mississippi Railroad operated the line from Sheboygan, Wisconsin through Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and terminating in Princeton, Wisconsin for one hundred years (from 1852 to ...

.''History of Fond du Lac County
'. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880.

Images

Image:Highway149WisconsinWestTerminus.jpg, Former terminus of WIS 149 on the west edge of the community Image:PeeblesWisconsinDowntown.jpg, Looking east at downtown Peebles

References

Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin {{FondduLacCountyWI-geo-stub