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|official_name = Alban, Wisconsin |
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| ⚫ | '''Alban''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in the town of [[Alban, Wisconsin|Alban]] in [[Portage County, Wisconsin|Portage County]], [[Wisconsin]], [[United States]].<ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|1560725|Alban (community), Wisconsin}}</ref><ref>[http://wisconsin.hometownlocator.com/wi/portage/alban.cfm Alban (community), Wisconsin]</ref> |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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| ⚫ | Alban is located in central Wisconsin approximately one-half mile east of [[Rosholt, Wisconsin|Rosholt]] and approximately three and a half miles northwest of [[Peru, Portage County, Wisconsin|Peru]]. (Lat: 44° 37' 39.7", Lon: -89° 17' 03.9"). Located at the intersection of State Road 66 and County Road A, the community is the central location of the town government. |
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[[Image:WIMap-doton-Alban.png|right|Location of Alban, Wisconsin]] |
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| ⚫ | Alban is located in central Wisconsin approximately one-half mile east of [[Rosholt, Wisconsin|Rosholt]] and approximately three and a half miles northwest of [[ |
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==History== |
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Alban was named after Colonel James Alban,<ref> |
Alban was named after Colonel [[James S. Alban]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pchswi.org/archives/bios/jamesalban.html |title=Col. James Alban |access-date=April 9, 2009 |archive-date=April 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427174555/http://www.pchswi.org/archives/bios/jamesalban.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> who was a Portage County attorney, but died in combat during the Civil War. The original Alban was actually south of [[Peru, Portage County, Wisconsin|Peru]] in the town of [[New Hope, Wisconsin|New Hope]]. It was moved to its present-day location when it acquired its own Post Office. The Alban Post Office was absorbed by [[Rosholt, Wisconsin|Rosholt's]] post office in the 1950s. |
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Alban was once home to a general store and a church. The church was said to have burned down, but its cemetery remains. Today, Alban still has the town hall and garage to the south, with the Rosholt School District's bus garage and other businesses to the north of State Road 66.<ref> |
Alban was once home to a general store and a church. The church was said to have burned down, but its cemetery remains. Today, Alban still has the town hall and garage to the south, with the Rosholt School District's bus garage and other businesses to the north of State Road 66.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pchswi.org/archives/communities/smallcomms.html#alban |title=Profile from the Portage County Historical Society |access-date=April 7, 2009 |archive-date=May 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512011349/http://www.pchswi.org/archives/communities/smallcomms.html#alban |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 05:53, 11 August 2023
Alban, Wisconsin | |
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 Location of Alban in Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 44°37′39.7″N 89°17′03.9″W / 44.627694°N 89.284417°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Portage |
| Elevation | 348 m (1,142 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 715 and 534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1560725[1] |
Alban is an unincorporated community in the town of Alban in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2]
Geography
[edit]Alban is located in central Wisconsin approximately one-half mile east of Rosholt and approximately three and a half miles northwest of Peru. (Lat: 44° 37' 39.7", Lon: -89° 17' 03.9"). Located at the intersection of State Road 66 and County Road A, the community is the central location of the town government.
History
[edit]Alban was named after Colonel James S. Alban,[3] who was a Portage County attorney, but died in combat during the Civil War. The original Alban was actually south of Peru in the town of New Hope. It was moved to its present-day location when it acquired its own Post Office. The Alban Post Office was absorbed by Rosholt's post office in the 1950s.
Alban was once home to a general store and a church. The church was said to have burned down, but its cemetery remains. Today, Alban still has the town hall and garage to the south, with the Rosholt School District's bus garage and other businesses to the north of State Road 66.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Alban (community), Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Alban (community), Wisconsin
- ^ "Col. James Alban". Archived from the original on April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
- ^ "Profile from the Portage County Historical Society". Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
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