King is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

in Town of Farmington, Waupaca County,

Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,750. Before 2010, it was part of the Chain O' Lakes-King, Wisconsin CDP.

History

In 1887, the area was selected by the

Grand Army of the Republic The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army (United States Army), Union Navy (United States Navy, U.S. Navy), and the United States Marine Corps, Marines who served in the American Ci ...

for the site of a veterans' home. The Soldiers' Home was later renamed the

Wisconsin Veterans Home The Wisconsin Veterans' Home, in King Wisconsin, is an old soldiers' home in Waupaca County, Wisconsin on the scenic Chain O' Lakes, Wisconsin. The American Civil War saw significant advances in battlefield medicine. The lower mortality rate of i ...

. The community is named for General Charles King, a Wisconsin soldier and head of the state's

National Guard National guard is the name used by a wide variety of current and historical uniformed organizations in different countries. The original National Guard was formed during the French Revolution around a cadre of defectors from the French Guards. ...

Images

File:WVH Cottages1.jpg, King water tower overlooking the Veterans Cottages Historic District File:King sign.jpg, Highway sign for King along Wisconsin Highway 22 File:King Fire Department2.jpg, King Fire Department File:WVMC Hill.jpg, Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery File:WVH Rainbow Lake.jpg, Rainbow Lake as seen from the Wisconsin Veterans Home File:Commandant's Residence House.jpg,

Commandant's Residence Home The Commandant's Residence Home is located in King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin. History The construction of the house was commissioned by the Grand Army of the Republic to house veterans. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Place ...

References

External links

Wisconsin Veterans Home in King
{{authority control Census-designated places in Wisconsin Census-designated places in Waupaca County, Wisconsin Buildings and structures in Waupaca County, Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places in Waupaca County, Wisconsin