Zenda, Wisconsin

Zenda is an unincorporated community in the Town of Linn, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is located south of Lake Geneva and just north of the Illinois border. Its ZIP code is 53195.[2]

Zenda, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Zenda, Wisconsin
Zenda, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°30′43″N 88°28′54″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyWalworth
Elevation
298 m (978 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)262
GNIS feature ID1577124[1]

History

In 1955, a meteorite (the Zenda meteorite) was found in Zenda[3] by farmer Allyn Palmer. His oldest son later sold the meteorite to his high school science club for a few dollars.

Amtrak's Lake Country Limited stopped here in 2000–2001.

Economy

The headquarters of Melges Performance Sailboats is located in Zenda.[4]

Notable people
  • Buddy Melges, Olympic gold medalist in sailing, lives in Zenda.[5]
  • Harry Melges III, world champion sailor,[6] and son of Buddy Melges, lives in Zenda.

References
  1. "Zenda". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. "Problem while searching in The State". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  4. "Melges Performance Sailboats - melges.com". melges.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 22, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Sailweb - keelboat - Melges 32 title for Paul Goodison". sailweb.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-15.


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