History of
Sevastopol. The name which has Greek origin and is translated "magnificent,
city of glory"
Term: Sevastopol [origin of place name]
Definition: The town was organized November 17, 1859. Its first name was Lau-
rieville. This name did not suit the farmers of the town... Sebastopol was suggest-
ed by J.P. Simon as a fitting suggestion of the town's future greatness. This name
was adopted... An error in the spelling occurred and thus we have Sevastopol.
[Source: Holand. History of Door County, Wisconsin, v.1, p. 323.]
If you are wondering about the origin of "Sevastopol," it is the namesake of a
feisty Southern Russian port on the Black Sea, originally "Sebastopol" which in
1855 withstood and was victorious in a tussle with the British and French.
Through a slip of the pen, "v" was substituted for the "b."
This is the Township our publisher grew up in. We
look forward to featuring info about all areas of Door
County in future issues..
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Door County's traditional vacation spot.
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John Brogan is interviewed by Len
Moss, July 1, 2007. Brogan and Bill
Fairfield were the originators of
Glidden Drive Estates in Door County, Wis-
consin. John brings us up to date with lo-
cal history starting a few hundred years
ago when Wisconsin was only wilderness.
Link here to get transcript of video.
Early School Buses At Sevastopol Consolidated
School Door County, Wisconsin
George Evenson
takes us from a pan-
orama overlooking
Sevastopol, Wiscon-
sin, to the popular
Cave Point County
Park, talking a lot of
history and very little
golf along the way.
Thanks to Laddie,
Tom, John, Len,
George and others.
