Albion is an unincorporated community located in the Town of Albion, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

Albion, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Public park and war memorial in Albion
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Coordinates: 42°52′46″N 89°04′11″W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Dane County
Town	Albion
Elevation	260 m (840 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	608
GNIS feature ID	1560730[1]

History

Isaac Brown, an early resident of Albion, named the community after his hometown of Albion, New York.[2]

Albion is the site of the former Albion Academy. Founded by Seventh Day Baptists, the school was later operated by the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. The school closed in 1918.[3] In 1928, the Town of Albion purchased the buildings. In 1959, the academy property was turned over to the Albion Academy Historical Society, which operates a museum on the site.[4]

References

Further reading

• Cornwall, A. R. "Albion" in Madison, Dane County and Surrounding Towns. Madison: Wm. J. Park, 1877, pp. 283–290.
• Emery, J. Q. "Albion Academy". The Wisconsin Magazine of History, vol. 7, no. 3 (March 1924): 303–319.

External links

• Albion Academy Historical Society
• Albion Academy history

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