Lakefield, Wisconsin

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Lakefield, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Lakefield, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Lakefield, Wisconsin
Lakefield, Wisconsin
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Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Ozaukee
Elevation 709 ft (216 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 262
GNIS feature ID 1567768[1]

Lakefield is an unincorporated community located in the Town of Grafton in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States.[2][3] Lakefield is located at the intersection of County T (Lakefield Road) and County W (Port Washington Road).

History

Lakefield took its name from the nearby lake and fields.[4]

The Lakefield area was once home to several octagonal barns built by Ernst Clausing, an immigrant from Saxony. Clausing built them in the 1890s.[5][6]

References

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  2. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=5180
  3. http://dhs.wi.gov/VitalRecords/pdf/cvtlist.pdf
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  5. Bertha Kitchell Whyte, "Octagonal Houses and Barns". Wisconsin Magainze of History, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 42-46 (1950) http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/wmh&CISOPTR=19240&CISOSHOW=19218&REC=4
  6. http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/history/octagonbarn.html


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