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Slab City, Wisconsin
Encyclopedia
Slab City, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in Shawano County, Wisconsin
, in the Town of Hartland
. It is located one mile south of Bonduel
on Wisconsin Highway 47.
along Hwy 47 and Green Bay
along Hwy 29.
Snowmobile
trails provide fun and transportation to and through the hamlet during the winter months.
Shawano County, Wisconsin
Shawano County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 40,664. Its county seat is Shawano.-History:...
, in the Town of Hartland
Hartland, Shawano County, Wisconsin
Hartland is a town in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 825 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Slab City is located within the town...
. It is located one mile south of Bonduel
Bonduel, Wisconsin
Bonduel is a village in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,416 at the 2000 census.-History:The village is named after a Jesuit missionary, the Rev...
on Wisconsin Highway 47.
Geography
Slab City has hilly terrain all the way though town. Slab City borders a river and sits partially in a valley and partially over the valley banks.- 44.72 and longitude -88.446.
- The elevation is 915 feet.
- Slab City appears on the Bonduel U.S. Geological Survey Map.
Transportation
Wisconsin State Highways 29 and 47 run through Slab City and provide access to both north-south (Wisconsin State Highway 47) and east-west (Wisconsin State Highway 29) trade routes that span the entire state. The community is well connected to large cities, such as AppletonAppleton, Wisconsin
Appleton is a city in Outagamie, Calumet, and Winnebago Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is situated on the Fox River, 30 miles southwest of Green Bay and 100 miles north of Milwaukee. Appleton is the county seat of Outagamie County. The population was 78,086 at the 2010 census...
along Hwy 47 and Green Bay
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...
along Hwy 29.
Business and industry
Slab City is home to the MCC Slab City Quarry as well as a scuba diving store. The small community was also home to its own microbrewery called Slab City Brewery, which had a beer named Old 47, after the Hwy that runs though the center of town.Culture
There is a church in Slab City.Snowmobile
Snowmobile
A snowmobile, also known in some places as a snowmachine, or sled,is a land vehicle for winter travel on snow. Designed to be operated on snow and ice, they require no road or trail. Design variations enable some machines to operate in deep snow or forests; most are used on open terrain, including...
trails provide fun and transportation to and through the hamlet during the winter months.