Pine Creek, Wisconsin

44°08′04″N 91°31′37″W / 44.13444°N 91.52694°W / 44.13444; -91.52694Country United StatesState WisconsinCountyTrempealeauElevation234 m (768 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code608GNIS feature ID1571425^[1]

Pine Creek is an unincorporated community located in the town of Dodge, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States. Pine Creek is located on Pine Creek and County Highway G 9.6 miles (15.4 km) west-northwest of Galesville.^[2]

History of Pine Creek

Early in the 1860s, Kaszubian Polish and Bohemian immigrants living in Winona, Minnesota began buying land across the Mississippi River in Trempealeau County.^[3] The Pine Creek area was ideal because of its thick black soil and its advantageous proximity to Winona's markets and services.^[4] The precise date of Pine Creek's establishment remains problematic but most accounts give 1862, which is also the year that Sacred Heart-Saint Wenceslaus Church was founded. Once the parish was formally established as part of the then-Roman Catholic Diocese of Milwaukee, a small community grew up around the church, including two or three taverns, a dance hall, and a general store. Although important in the history of the Kashubian diaspora, Pine Creek never became more than a small community due to the growth of the nearby town of Dodge, Wisconsin.

Notable people

• Martin D. Brom, Wisconsin State Assemblyman, was born in Pine Creek.^[5]

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