Ashland Junction, Wisconsin
Ashland Junction, Wisconsin | |
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Ashland Junction | |
Coordinates: 46°34′26″N 90°58′17″W / 46.57389°N 90.97139°WCoordinates: 46°34′26″N 90°58′17″W / 46.57389°N 90.97139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Bayfield |
Town | Eileen |
Elevation | 199 m (653 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area codes | 715 and 534 |
GNIS feature ID | 1577496[1] |
Ashland Junction is an unincorporated community located in the town of Eileen, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]
History[]
Ashland Junction was founded in 1883.[2] The community was named from its location at a rail junction outside of Ashland.[2] This junction was between lines of the Omaha Road (later Chicago and North Western Railroad, or C&NW), and the Northern Pacific Railroad.[3] The right-of-way of the east-west lines are now used for a rail trail known as the .
A post office called Ashland Junction was established in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1910.[4]
Notes[]
- ^ a b "Ashland Junction, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ a b Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 167.
- ^ Official Guide of the Railways. New York City: National Railway Publishing Company. June 1941.
- ^ "Bayfield County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
Preceding station | Chicago and North Western Railway | Following station | ||
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toward Minneapolis
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Minneapolis – Ashland | Ashland Terminus
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toward
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Bayfield – Ashland | |||
Preceding station | Northern Pacific Railway | Following station | ||
toward Duluth
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Duluth – Ashland | Terminus
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Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Bayfield County, Wisconsin
- Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
- Former Chicago and North Western Railway stations
- Former Northern Pacific Railway stations
- Northern Wisconsin geography stubs