Welcome to Appleton! Thielke, Miles, Behl, Schlieman, Sorenson….the list goes on. Appleton will never forget its fallen war h ... eroes. On May 21, 1947 Appleton renamed its streets in honor of the World War II soldiers who gave their lives. Since then other war heroes from the Korean, Vietnam & Iraq wars have been added. Appleton is the only town in the country with all of its streets and avenues named after fallen war heroes. Regional Promotional Video from Get Rural! on Vimeo. read more