Kickapoo Center is an unincorporated community located in the town of Kickapoo

Kickapoo, Wisconsin

Kickapoo is a town in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 566 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Kickapoo Center is located in the town.-Geography:...

, Vernon County, Wisconsin

Vernon County, Wisconsin

Vernon County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2009, the population estimate was 29,324. Its county seat is Viroqua.-History:...

, United States

United States

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. Kickapoo Center is located on Wisconsin Highway 131 near the Kickapoo River

Kickapoo River

The Kickapoo River is a tributary of the Wisconsin River in the state of Wisconsin, United States. It is named for the Kickapoo Indians who occupied Wisconsin before the influx of white settlers in the early 19th century.-Watershed:...

, 3 miles (4.8 km) south-southwest of Viola

Viola, Wisconsin

Viola is a village in Richland and Vernon Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, United States. The population was 667 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Viola is located at ....

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History

The first post office opened in Kickapoo in 1853; Robert Wilson was the first postmaster. Kickapoo was planned in 1857 by Joseph Wood on land belonging to Wilson. The early community had a store and a hotel, the latter of which closed in 1873; a sawmill

Sawmill

A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....

 opened across the river from Kickapoo Center in 1883. The community was named for the Kickapoo people.