Holy Cross is an

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located in the town of

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in Ozaukee County,

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, United States. Holy Cross is located just east of Fredonia and southwest of

. Holy Cross, like nearby Dacada, was settled by immigrants from

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in the 1840s and 1850s. The name for the community comes from the former Catholic parish of Holy Cross, which was formed in the area in 1845.

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