Ladoga 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 ...
located in the towns of
Springvale and
Waupun
Waupun is a city in Dodge and Fond du Lac counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 11,344 at the 2020 census. Of this, 7,795 were in Dodge County, and 3,549 were in Fond du Lac County. In Fond du Lac County, the Town of Waup ...
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Fond du Lac County
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Wisconsin
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United States
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History
''Ladoga'' means "rising sun" in a Native American language.
The
post office
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was opened in July 1851 by its first postmaster, Marcus Brown.
Notable people
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Chester Hazen, businessman, farmer, and politician
Chester Hazen, Wisconsin Historical Society
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Images
File:Ladoga Wisconsin Sign former WIS103.jpg, Sign looking west
File:Ladoga Wisconsin Looking North WIS26.jpg, Looking north at WIS26
References
Unincorporated communities in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
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