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Brussels, Wisconsin. / 44.73167°N 87.57917°W / 44.73167; -87.57917. Brussels is a town in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,136 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Brussels, Misere, and Kolberg are located in the town. The unincorporated community of Rosiere is also located partially in the ...
Brussels is an unincorporated community located, in the town of Brussels, in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. Brussels is 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Sturgeon Bay. Brussels uses the ZIP code of 54204. [2] As of the 2010 census, there were 1,135 people, 403 households, and 303 families living in the town. Current 2017 population is 1134.
Rock Island. Keeper's dwelling and light tower, built in 1858 of native limestone on a bluff 137 feet above water level at the tip of the Door Peninsula. Served until 1988. An earlier lighthouse on the site, built 1836-7, was the first lighthouse on Lake Michigan and first in Wisconsin.
The largest community in the affected area was Peshtigo, Wisconsin, which had a population of approximately 1,700 residents. The fire burned about 1.2 million acres and is the deadliest wildfire in recorded history, [1] with the number of deaths estimated between 1,500 [1] and 2,500. [2]
Northeast Wisconsin saw a huge influx of immigrants from Belgium in the mid-1800s. It began in 1852 when two Belgian families decided to make the move to America. They were unhappy with the Belgian monarchy, and sought what is now known as the "American dream." [ 1] Belgians then flooded Brown, Door, and Kewaunee counties.
Wisconsin county code 15 FIPS county code 55029. Door County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,066. [ 2 ] Its county seat is Sturgeon Bay. [ 3 ] It is named after the strait between the Door Peninsula and Washington Island.
The Namur Historic District, also known as the Namur Belgian-American District, is a historic district in southwestern Door County, Wisconsin. [ 3] The district includes the community of Namur and a rural landscape extending 3 miles (4.8 km) to its north. It contains one of the nation's highest concentrations of immigrant Belgian and Belgian ...
The Joseph Monfils Farmstead is located in Brussels, Wisconsin. History. The property belonged to John and Theresa Monfils, who operated a wheat farm. It was added to the State and the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. References