Grand Chute is a ghost town

Ghost town

A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...

 in Outagamie County

Outagamie County, Wisconsin

Outagamie is a county in the northeast region of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Its county seat is Appleton. As of the 2009 census estimate, its population was 177,155....

, Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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, United States

United States

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. It was located in the town of Grand Chute

Grand Chute, Wisconsin

Grand Chute is a town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The city of Appleton and unincorporated community of Apple Creek are partially located in the town...

. The location of Grand Chute is now occupied by the City of Appleton

Appleton, Wisconsin

Appleton is a city in Outagamie, Calumet, and Winnebago Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is situated on the Fox River, 30 miles southwest of Green Bay and 100 miles north of Milwaukee. Appleton is the county seat of Outagamie County. The population was 78,086 at the 2010 census...

. There are surviving buildings from this ghost town; they are protected and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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Geography

Grand Chute is located at 44°15′16.71"N 88°24′55.47"W (44.254642, -88.415408). Its elevation is 791 feet (241m).

History

Morgan L. Martin, Theodore Conkey, and Abram B. Bowen founded the village of Martin in 1849 and in 1850 they renamed it Grand Chute after the town of Grand Chute

Grand Chute, Wisconsin

Grand Chute is a town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The city of Appleton and unincorporated community of Apple Creek are partially located in the town...

. Grand Chute was one of three villages growing around the Lawrence Institute. The village of Lawesburg

Lawesburg, Wisconsin

Lawesburg is a ghost town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. It was located in the town of Grand Chute. The location of Lawesburg is now occupied by the City of Appleton. There are surviving buildings from this ghost town; they are protected and are listed on the National Register of...

, the village of Appleton, and the village of Grand Chute were all nestled along the Fox River

Fox River (Wisconsin)

The Fox River is a river in eastern and central Wisconsin in the United States. Along the banks is a chain of cities, including Oshkosh, Neenah, Menasha, Appleton, Little Chute, Kimberly, Combined Locks, and Kaukauna. Except for Oshkosh, these cities refer to themselves as the Fox Cities...

 in a row. Appleton in the center, Grand Chute to the West, (just East of Pierce Park), and Lawesburg to the East of Appleton. The villages of Grand Chute and Lawesburg are nonexistent and are now occupied by the City of Appleton

Appleton, Wisconsin

Appleton is a city in Outagamie, Calumet, and Winnebago Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is situated on the Fox River, 30 miles southwest of Green Bay and 100 miles north of Milwaukee. Appleton is the county seat of Outagamie County. The population was 78,086 at the 2010 census...

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