Shelby is an unincorporated community located in the town of Shelby, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]
Shelby, Wisconsin | |
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Coordinates: 43°46′09″N 91°09′39″W / 43.76917°N 91.16083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | La Crosse |
Town | Shelby |
Elevation | 214 m (702 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 608 |
GNIS feature ID | 1574002[1] |
History
editThe community was named for the first governor of Kentucky Isaac Shelby. The first raising of the American flag in Wisconsin occurred in this community when the fort located here was taken from the British.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ a b "Shelby, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Gard, Robert E.; Sorden, L. G. (1968). The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names (1st ed.). New York, NY: October House. p. 115.