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Landstad, Wisconsin

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Landstad, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Looking north in downtown Landstad
Looking north in downtown Landstad
Landstad, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Landstad, Wisconsin
Landstad, Wisconsin
Landstad, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Landstad, Wisconsin
Landstad, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°39′38″N 88°26′37″W / 44.66056°N 88.44361°W / 44.66056; -88.44361
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyShawano
Elevation
260 m (840 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1567827[1]

Landstad is an unincorporated community located in the town of Lessor, Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. Landstad is located on Wisconsin Highway 47 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of Bonduel. The Landstad post office was established by its first postmaster, Sven G. Morgan, in June 1882 and discontinued in 1902. [2]The community was likely named for Magnus Brostrup Landstad, a popular poet and hymnal writer at the time.[3]

Images

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  • Sign for Landstad on WIS 47
    Sign for Landstad on WIS 47
  • Looking east in Landstad
    Looking east in Landstad

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Landstad, Wisconsin
  2. ^ https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Shawano&searchtext=&pagenum=2
  3. ^ Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.


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