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Danzig, Wisconsin, is the name of a town observed on a mileage sign by Miss Eells and Anthony Monday while out sight-seeing (The Mansion in the Mist, 98-9).

Driving through the town, the two find that the town has a gas station, general store, Grange Hall, and a few houses - although no post office.

Inspiration[]

Bellairs may have been evoking the name of Danzig, the German name of Gdańsk, a city in northern Poland[1]. No such town in Wisconsin exists though there is a community with the name in North Dakota[2].

Reference[]

  1. Wikipedia: Gdańsk
  2. Wikipedia: Danzig
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