Nenno 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
Addison
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Places Canada
* Addison, Ontario
United States
*Addison, Alabama
*Addison, Illinois
*Addison Street in Chicago, Illinois which runs by Wrigley Field
* Addison, Kentucky
*Addison, Maine
*Addison, Michigan
*Addison, New York
...
,
Washington County,
Wisconsin
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, United States.
The Yellowstone Trail
Nenno is on the old
Yellowstone Trail
The Yellowstone Trail was the first transcontinental automobile highway through the upper tier of states in the United States, established on May 23, 1912. It was an Auto Trail that ran from the Atlantic Ocean in Plymouth, Massachusetts, throug ...
, one of the first transcontinental highways. The north-south road through Nenno is now
Wisconsin Highway 175, but was previously highway 41, and before that highway 15. On the east side of the road across from the old church is a building dating to around 1870 which was a hotel, store, etc. Just to the north of it is an old shed which opens to the south. It was used as a horse stable. The community was named for Prussian emigrant Nicholas "Nick" Nenno. Upon his arrival in 1833, he operated a hotel, general store, and a brewery. The Post Office was opened in June 1857 by its first Postmaster, George Smith.
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Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
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