Alaska is an unincorporated community located on Wisconsin Highway 42 in the town of Pierce, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.[1] Alaska falls between East Alaska Lake and West Alaska Lake and is an important tourist and fishing spot.[2] As well as home to Troop 3 Alaska in the area, it is also home to the Alaskan Golf Club, a public course located on East Alaska Lake.[3][4]
Alaska, Wisconsin | |
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 Looking southeast along WIS 42 | |
  Alaska  Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 44°32′26″N 87°30′04″W / 44.54056°N 87.50111°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Kewaunee |
| Town | Pierce |
| Elevation | 220 m (722 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1560724[1] |
The community was named after the Alaska Territory,[5] and was done so because the community's post office was established the same year that the United States acquired Alaska from Russia.[6]
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Sign on WIS 42 in August -
Sign on WIS 42 in February -
Lakeside picnic tables in February
References edit
- ^ a b "Alaska". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
- ^ "Kewaunee County's Parks & Campgrounds". Visit Kewaunee County. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
- ^ "MSR Maps". United States Geographical Survey. Microsoft. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
- ^ "Alaskan Golf Club". Golf Wisconsin. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
- ^ "Towns named after states". Reading Eagle. July 2, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ Gard, Robert (2015). The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names (2nd ed.). Madison, WI: Wisconsin Historical Society Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-87020-707-5.
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