Delavan, Wisconsin
Location of Delavan, Wisconsin Location of Delavan, Wisconsin State Wisconsin Flag of Wisconsin.svg Delavan is a town/city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.
The town/city is positioned partially inside the Town of Delavan but the two entities are politically autonomous.
City affairs include the Delavan Train Show in March, Cinco de Mayo in May, Heritage Fest in August, and Scarecrow Fest in September.
The first humans known to inhabit the Delavan region were Native Americans around the era of 1000 BC.
Later, between 500-1000 AD, Mound Builders lived in what is now the Delavan Lake area.
The effigy mounds they erected along the shores of Delavan Lake numbered well over 200, as stated to an archeological survey done in the late 19th century by Beloit College.
Between 1800 and 1836, the Delavan region was part of the Indiana Territory, followed by the Illinois Territory, finally becoming part of the Wisconsin Territory in 1836.
Between 1847 and 1894, Delavan was home to 26 circus companies. The Mabie Brothers U.S.
Over 130 members of Delavan's 19th century circus colony are buried in Spring Grove and St.
On July 21, 1948, Delavan was the site of Wisconsin's Circus Centennial as part of the state's celebration of 100 years of statehood. On May 2, 1966, Delavan was chose by the U.S.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 7.22 square miles (18.70 km2), of which 6.76 square miles (17.51 km2) is territory (94%) and 0.46 square miles (1.19 km2) is water (6%). Art pupils at the State School for the Deaf, Delavan, Wisconsin One of the primary manufacturing and industrialized centers of Walworth County, Delavan is home to over 230 businesses including such companies as Borg Indak, Pentair, Andes Candies, Waukesha Cherry-Burrell, Ajay Leisure Products and Outboard Marine Corp. The small-town school precinct has three elementary schools, Phoenix Middle School and Delavan Darien High School.
Andrew's Parish School (Catholic), Our Redeemer Lutheran School, and Delavan Christian School (interdenominational).
The Wisconsin School for the Deaf is positioned in Delavan.
The Wisconsin and Southern Railroad continues to service Delavan from a connection at Bardwell to the west. Borg, Wisconsin State Senator Chandler, Wisconsin State Senator William Avery Cochrane, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Isham, Wisconsin State Assemblyman La Bar, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Lawson, Wisconsin State Assemblyman William Merriam, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Rice, Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly Smith, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Alfred Delavan Thomas, United States District Court judge, North Dakota Scott Walker, Wisconsin State Governor Young, Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly Ginny Hall, "Delavan once home to 26 different circus families," Walworth County Today.
Delavan Railroad History and Photos Wikimedia Commons has media related to Delavan, Wisconsin.
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