Foster Junction, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
46°18′49″N 90°42′15″W / 46.31361°N 90.70417°W / 46.31361; -90.70417
United States
WisconsinFoster Junction is an unincorporated community located in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] The community was named for George E. Foster, a partner in the Mellon Lumber Company. The company founded Foster Junction in 1910.[2]
Foster Junction failed to thrive, and many of its buildings were dismantled and relocated to Mellen.[2] Foster Junction no longer had any residents by the 1930s.[3]
Notes
- ^ a b "Foster Junction, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
- ^ Barabe, Joseph A. (1992). By the Side of the Road. Mellen, WI: XL Pub. Co. p. 107.
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Municipalities and communities of Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Ashland
- Agenda
- Ashland
- Chippewa
- Gingles
- Gordon
- Jacobs
- La Pointe
- Marengo
- Morse
- Peeksville
- Sanborn
- Shanagolden
- White River
communities
- Ballou
- Birch
- Cayuga
- Foster Junction
- Highbridge
- Holts Landing
- La Pointe
- Minersville
- Morse
- North York
- Peeksville
- Penokee
- Petes Landing
- Sanborn
- Sedgwick
- Shanagolden
- White River
reservation
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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