Lannon

History

The village is named for William Lannon, who settled here with his bride in 1834. The area was granted the postal designation of "Lannon" in 1890. In 1930 the Village of Lannon was incorporated out of parts of the Town of Menomonee. Lannon stone, a type of limestone or dolomite, is named for the town, as it was quarried here. John Halquist built one of the state's largest stone companies from Lannon stone first in Sussex, Wisconsin, and then in several locations. Lannon stone was the major source of stone for many cities in Wisconsin and for Chicago. It was widely used to provide a stone veneer on bridges. Lannon stone is variously asserted to be limestone rather than dolomite, or to be limestone which is also known as dolomite. Menonomee Park has been described as an excellent place to photograph Lannon stone.

Geography

Lannon is located at (43.150288, −88.164568). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  25,363
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  24,122
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  22,453
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  21,592
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  21,539
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  18,115
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  17,666
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  17,492