Pine Creek is an unincorporated community located in the town of Dodge, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States. Pine Creek is located on Pine Creek and County Highway G 9.6 miles (15.4 km) west-northwest of Galesville.[2]
History of Pine Creek
Early in the 1860s, Kaszubian Polish and Bohemian immigrants living in Winona, Minnesota began buying land across the Mississippi River in Trempealeau County.[3] The Pine Creek area was ideal because of its thick black soil and its advantageous proximity to Winona's markets and services.[4] The precise date of Pine Creek's establishment remains problematic but most accounts give 1862, which is also the year that Sacred Heart-Saint Wenceslaus Church was founded. Once the parish was formally established as part of the then-Roman Catholic Diocese of Milwaukee, a small community grew up around the church, including two or three taverns, a dance hall, and a general store. Although important in the history of the Kashubian diaspora, Pine Creek never became more than a small community due to the growth of the nearby town of Dodge, Wisconsin.
Notable people
- Martin D. Brom, Wisconsin State Assemblyman, was born in Pine Creek.[5]
References
- ^ "Pine Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Trempealeau County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 30, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ "Foundation of Pine Creek – Bambenek.org". bambenek.org. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ Polish Roots-Winona, Minnesota
- ^ 'Martin D. Brom, Ex-Sheriff, Dies,' Winona Republican-Herald, February 27, 1954, pg. 7
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