The Town of Lisbon is a Township of approximately 30 square miles surrounding the Village of Sussex. The Town is generally rural in nature with a 1999 population of over 9,000, but there are some fifty subdivisions and one mobile home park (Willow Springs). Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly Last Revised 03/17/2014 History (Much of the following… Read more »
The Towns of Lisbon Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly Last Revised 05/06/2006 Many Lisbons in the United Stateshttp://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/portam/lisbons.html In contrast to the highly localized distribution of Portuguese-Americans in southern New England and central California, there are at least thirty-seven communities in the United States that bear some form of the name of Lisbon, Portugal’s capital city… Read more »
Sewer and Water Wars Let water project proceed, PSC urged By Darryl Enriquez of the Journal Sentinel staff August 22, 1996 State Public Service Commission staff are expected to recommend today thatcommissioners not reconsider their earlier approval of a controversial watersystem in Lannon. Peter Feneht, a PSC staff engineer, said it would be unwise for the waterproject to be halted,… Read more »
LANNON COULD HAVE BEEN ‘STONE CITY’ The Village of Lannon had four different names, although two of them existed only as crossed out suggestions on a post office application. RETROSPECTby Fred H. Keller , Sussex Village Historian; Printed Sussex Sun, March 16, 2005 Originally Lannon Springs, the community was known for awhile before 1890 as Hadfield. Thatwas the name… Read more »
Lannon and its quarries By Ruth Schmidt A man, in his retirement years, stood on thefront porch of his home in the little village of Lannon and looked down LannonRoad. “Five of the stone houses on this street originally stood in StoneCity at the Hadfield quarry,” he mused. “There are ten more on VineStreet, and at least four on… Read more »
Street & Building Scenes in Lannon About 1905, intersection of Good Hope and Lannon Roads looking west. House on the left was occupied by Postmaster Keith Gissal at one time – after his father lived there and it was rented to Erv Miller and family. The chestnut on the right is where the post office stands today. Present day… Read more »
Street & Building Scenes in Lannon Now the present day SERENDIPITY’S SHOPPE, N72W20549 W MAIN ST., LANNON WI 53046 (262) 255-3778 “Miller’s Hotel, Lannon, Wis.” Date 1910? The photograph shows an early 20th c. frame hotel that sits at the crossroads of unpaved roads. A horse and buggy is outside the hotel and a man is entering carrying… Read more »
Village Officers Over the Years Pre-Village Incorporation 1890 – 1929 Town Clerk Fred Gissal (from ? to 1929) 1890 – Olavius Olsen; June 1891 – Abram Hadfield; 1893 – 1897 – John Flanagan Sr.; 1897 – 1905 – August Hinner; 1905 – 1912 – George Loos Year President Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Clerk … Read more »
Land Divisions WithinWaukesha County Not to Scale Oconomowoc T8N, R17E Merton T8N, R18E Lisbon T8N, R19E Menomonee T8N, R20E Summit T7N, R17E Delafield T7N, R18E Pewaukee T7N, R19E Brookfield T7N, R20E Ottawa T6N, R17E Genesee T6N, R18E Waukesha T6N, R19E New Berlin T6N, R20E Eagle T5N, R17E Mukwonago T5N, R18E Vernon T5N, R19E Muskego T5N, R20E 1901 Waukesha County map… Read more »
Lots 69 & 70 History Compiled and Edited by Mike Reilly The following history wouldn’t have beenpossible without Virginia Ackmann loaning me the Abstract of Title for theproperty she once owned in Lannon. Virginia and her late husband, then son Tim,owned lots 69 & 70 from 1969 until July, 2000. I’ve boiled down the dozens of pages into… Read more »
