British Hollow, Wisconsin facts for kids
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British Hollow, Wisconsin
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 British Hollow, Wisconsin
Location in Wisconsin
British Hollow, Wisconsin
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Grant |
| Town | Potosi |
| Elevation | 251 m (823 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 608 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1562221 |
British Hollow is a small place in Wisconsin, United States. It's called an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that isn't officially a city or a town with its own local government. British Hollow is found in the northeastern part of the Town of Potosi, in Grant County, Wisconsin.
A Look Back in Time
The first people to settle here were Terence Coyle and his family. They built a cabin and lived there starting in the spring of 1832.
In 1836, Grant County was officially set up. British Hollow became its own separate area, called a precinct, away from the rest of Potosi. It was first named Pleasant Valley. This name was still used when Wisconsin's first constitution was passed in 1848.
It's not totally clear how the name "British Hollow" came about. One idea is that it helped tell it apart from a nearby place called Dutch Hollow. The people living in Dutch Hollow were mostly from Germany.
At one point, British Hollow was a busy place. It was sometimes just called British. By 1848, it also included parts of what are now Harrison and Paris townships.
The community had several stores where people could buy things. There was also a brewery, which made drinks, but it closed down around 1885. A hotel offered a place for travelers to stay.
By 1860, the old "precinct" system was no longer used. By 1900, British Hollow had become much smaller. It had only one store, which also served as the post office. There was one church and one school. It also had three saloons, which were places to buy drinks.
