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History · Brandon

Brandon’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Brandon. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1856established
0old images & papers
1historic places
11recent photos

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Brandon was originally dubbed "Bungtown" in the town's creation in 1856.

The Rens Hemp Company of Brandon, Wisconsin, closed in 1958, the last legal hemp producer nationwide in operation following the World Wars. Prior to its 1957 shutdown, Rens had been the primary provider of hemp rope for the United States Navy.

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2000
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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Brandon

1 place in Brandon is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

#267
In Wisconsinby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 building
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
1historic building protectedcounting each building in a district
2008first listedBrandon Village Hall and Library

Where they are

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Brandon Village Hall and Library
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When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
Listed 2008Brandon Village Hall and LibraryBuilt 1894EducationPolitics
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

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