Peebles, Wisconsin (pronounced Pēbles) 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 the
Town of Taycheedah in
Fond du Lac County
Fond du Lac County () is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 104,154. Its county seat is Fond du Lac. The county was created in the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and later organized in 1844. Fond d ...
,
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 ...
. The community is located adjacent to the unincorporated community of
Taycheedah.
U.S. Route 151
U.S. Highway 151 (US 151) is a United States Numbered Highway that runs through the states of Iowa and Wisconsin. The southern terminus for US 151 is at a junction with Interstate 80 (I-80) in Iowa County, Iowa, and its northern termin ...
runs through the community.
Wisconsin Highway 149 used to run through the community at its western terminus until it was decommissioned in 2006.
Taycheedah Correctional Institution is located in the town of Taycheedah several miles south of the community.
History
The community was named for Ezra Peebles, the original owner of the town site. In the past, the community was also known as Peebles Corners. In 1880, the area was home to a post office, tollgate, store, cheese-factory, and railroad depot for the
Sheboygan and Fond du Lac Railroad.
''History of Fond du Lac County''
Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880.
Images
Image:Highway149WisconsinWestTerminus.jpg, Former terminus of WIS 149
State Trunk Highway 149 (Highway 149, STH-149 or WIS 149) was a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It ran through of Manitowoc, Calumet, and Fond du Lac counties.
History
In 1923, WIS 149 ran from WIS 57 (today ...
on the west edge of the community
Image:PeeblesWisconsinDowntown.jpg, Looking east at downtown Peebles
References
Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
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