Brackett, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
44°42′05″N 91°21′04″W / 44.70139°N 91.35111°W / 44.70139; -91.35111Brackett is an unincorporated community located on U.S. Route 53 in the town of Washington, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2] It was named for James M. Brackett, a newspaper editor and publisher. He was involved with the Eau Claire Free Press in the 1870s.[3]
In popular culture
Indie/Alternative band Bon Iver has a song called "Brackett, WI", which was featured on the 2009 charity compilation album Dark Was The Night.
Notes
- ^ a b "Brackett, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Brackett Populated Place Profile / EAU Claire County, Wisconsin Data".
- ^ Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
External links
- History of the Brackett School Area, 1949
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Municipalities and communities of Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Eau Claire
- Seymour
communities
- Allen
- Brackett
- Candy Corners
- Cleghorn
- Foster
- Hale Corner
- Hay Creek
- Ludington
- Lufkin
- Mount Hope Corners
- Nix Corner
- Rodell
- Truax
- Union
- Wilson
reservation
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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