Victory is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in the
Town of Wheatland in
Vernon County,
Wisconsin
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.
It is located 4.5 miles north of
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and 6.2 miles south of
Genoa
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on the
Mississippi River
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along the
Great River Road (
WIS 35
State Trunk Highway 35 (STH-35, WIS 35) is a Wisconsin state highway running north–south across western Wisconsin. It is 412.15 miles in length, and is the longest state highway in Wisconsin. Portions of WIS 35 are part of the ...
). It also is served by the BNSF Railway.
History
The
Battle of Bad Axe
The Bad Axe Massacre was a massacre of Sauk (Sac) and Fox Indians by United States Army regulars and militia that occurred on August 1–2, 1832. This final scene of the Black Hawk War took place near present-day Victory, Wisconsin in the Uni ...
, the final battle of the
Black Hawk War
The Black Hawk War was a conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted after Black Hawk and a group of Sauks, Meskwakis (Fox), and Kickapoos, known as the " British Band", cros ...
of 1832, took place near this community. The community's name commemorates the United States victory.
Notes
Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Vernon County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin populated places on the Mississippi River
Former Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad stations
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