Knox Mills, Wisconsin

Ghost town in Wisconsin, United States
45°30′00″N 90°06′46″W / 45.50000°N 90.11278°W / 45.50000; -90.11278CountryUnited StatesStateWisconsinCountyPrice

Knox Mills is a ghost town in the town of Knox, in Price County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] The community was located on Old Mill Road, near Knox Creek, just off County Highway D, between the unincorporated communities of Brantwood and Spirit.[2]

History

Knox Mills was founded by the brothers William H. and Samuel G. Knox to be used as a company town for their lumber business. The Knox Brothers had an agreement with Wisconsin Central Railroad to put a railroad spur in for their lumber business. In 1931, the railroad spur was removed due to the declining lumber business. In 1975, the cheese factory closed.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Town of Knox Platt Book 1910
  2. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation-Price County, Wisconsin Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Wisconsin Historical Society-Forest History Association of Wisconsin proceedings-'A History of Knox Mills, Wisconsin' Joyce Bant (1995)
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