Burkhardt is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
St. Croix County, Wisconsin located between the cities of
Hudson
Hudson may refer to:
People
* Hudson (given name)
* Hudson (surname)
* Hudson (footballer, born 1986), Hudson Fernando Tobias de Carvalho, Brazilian football right-back
* Hudson (footballer, born 1988), Hudson Rodrigues dos Santos, Brazilian f ...
, and
New Richmond in the town of
St. Joseph.
History
It was originally named Bouchea (possibly after Peter Bouchea, one of the first four settlers of Hudson), and was renamed in honor of Christian Burkhardt (1834-1931), owner and operator of the mills there, by
Guy Dailey, during Dailey's single term representing the county in the
Wisconsin State Assembly
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Assembly is controlled by the Republican ...
.
["Burkhardt: St. Croix County" in, Grant, Robert and L. G. Sorden. ''The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names'' Spring Green, Wisconsin: Wisconsin House, 1969]
References
Unincorporated communities in St. Croix County, Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
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