Ashland Junction, Wisconsin
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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 Tri-County Corridor.
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, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ 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 April 2, 2015.
Preceding station | Chicago and North Western Railway | Following station | ||
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Benoit toward Minneapolis | Minneapolis – Ashland | Ashland Terminus | ||
Barksdale toward Bayfield | Bayfield – Ashland | |||
Preceding station | Northern Pacific Railway | Following station | ||
Moquah toward Duluth | Duluth – Ashland | Ashland Terminus |
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