Sinnipee (also called Sinipee) is a former settlement in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. Sinnipee was a port community on the Mississippi River at the mouth of the Sinnipee Creek; it played a significant role in the lead trade.[1] The community was first settled prior to 1832 by Payton Vaughan of North Carolina and was founded by the Sinnipee Company in 1835. A hotel called the Old Stone House opened in the community in 1839; both US president Zachary Taylor and Confederate president Jefferson Davis stayed at the hotel during its operation. The community suffered a flood and an outbreak of fever in 1840, which hurt the town's businesses; all but two families left Sinnipee, and by 1859, only one building remained in the town's business district. After a fire, the hotel was dismantled to build a dam on the Mississippi River. The community was located in the town of Jamestown.[2] In 1934, the site of the community was flooded due to the construction of Lock and Dam No. 11 on the Mississippi.[3]

Sinnipee, Wisconsin
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 42°34′31″N 90°39′25″W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Grant
Town	Jamestown
Elevation	892 ft (272 m)

References

Further reading

• Stark, William F. (1977). "Sinipee". Ghost Towns of Wisconsin. Sheboygan: Zimmermann Press. pp. 9–15. OCLC 3564408.

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