Kashubian Americans are Americans of Kashubian descent. The two earliest Kashubian American settlements in the United States were centered around Winona, Minnesota, and Portage County, Wisconsin, which are across the Mississippi River from each other. The Winona settlement included the Minnesota town of Pine Creek and the Wisconsin towns of Dodge, Fountain City, and Trempealeau. The Portage County settlement included the Wisconsin towns of Hull, Polonia, and Sharon. The Winona settlement is traditionally dated to 1855, but actually began in 1859. The Portage County settlement can be definitively traced back to 1858. Winona is dubbed the "Kashubian Capital of America" because of the large population of Kashubians there.