Askeaton (/æsˈkitən/ ass-KEE-tən)[2] is an unincorporated community located in the town of Holland, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States. Askeaton is located southeast of Wrightstown at the intersection of County Z and St. Pat's Church Road. The town hall for the Town of Holland is located in Askeaton.[3][4]
Etymology
The name Askeaton is of Ojibwe origin. It is derived from ashkiodon 'raw mouth'.[5]
"Askeaton" is also the name of a small village in southwestern Ireland near Limerick. By the late 1800s, a large number of Irish immigrants had immigrated to this area of Brown County,[6] and founded one of Askeaton's most prominent landmarks, St. Patrick's Church.[7] St. Patrick's church is served by priests of St. Clare's parish.[8]
Images
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Town Hall for Town of Holland -
Looking east from Askeaton
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Askeaton, Wisconsin
- ^ MissPronouncer.com: A HALFWAY DECENT AUDIO PRONUNCIATION GUIDE FOR WISCONSIN
- ^ "Location of Askeaton". Google Maps. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Ransportation-Brown County, Wisconsin map Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Verwyst, Chrysostom. 1892. "Geographical Names in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan, Having a Chippewa Origin." Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin 12: 390–398.
- ^ "WI Mosaic: A brief history of Art in Wisconsin". April 17, 2000.
- ^ "Catholic Church in Wisconsin ... : A history of the Catholic Church in Wisconsin from the earliest time to the present day". Catholic Historical Publishing Company. 1895.
- ^ "St Clare Parish, diocese of Green Bay".
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