Grimms is an

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located in the town of Cato,

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, United States.

History

A post office called Grimms was established in 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955. Grimms was named in honor of a local pioneer settler.

Notable people

* Thomas Gleeson, farmer and Wisconsin State Representative; lived in Grimms'Wisconsin Blue Book 1881,' Biographical Sketch of Thomas Gleeson, pg. 515 *

Romy Gosz Roman 'Romy' Louis Gosz (August 2, 1910 Grimms, Wisconsin - August 29, 1966, Manitowoc, Wisconsin) was a popular and commercially successful polka musician in the upper Midwest. Gosz's music featured the Bohemian brass style and appealed to the ...

, polka musician; born in Grimms

References

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