Packard, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

45°21′17″N 87°41′39″W / 45.35472°N 87.69417°W / 45.35472; -87.69417Country

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211 m (692 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code(s)715 & 534GNIS feature ID1577764^[1]

Packard is an unincorporated community located in the town of Wagner, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.^[1]

Geography

Packard is located at the intersection of Country Trunk Highway RR and Chapin Road,^[2] at an elevation of 692 feet (211 m).^[1] It is connected by road to McAllister to the south and Koss, Michigan to the north.^[2]

History

Packard was a stop between McAllister and Koss on the Wisconsin & Michigan (W. & M.) Railway line from Bagley Junction to Iron Mountain.^[3] The rail line through Packard was discontinued in 1938, when the tracks were torn out and the rolling stock sold off.^[3]^[4]^[5] The entire town was destroyed by a forest fire in October, 1908.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Packard, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ ^a ^b Stephenson Quadrangle Wisconsin–Michigan, 15 Minute Series (Topographic). 1963. Map, 1:62,500. Washington, DC: U. S. Geological Survey.
^ ^a ^b McLeod, Richard (1968). "History of the Wisconsin and Michigan Railway". The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin. 118: 7–20.
^ "Seek Permission to Abandon Lines". The Oshkosh Northwestern. April 10, 1937. p. 17. Retrieved August 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Approve Wisconsin and Michigan Ry. Line Abandonment". The Daily Tribune. January 20, 1938. p. 5. Retrieved August 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Half of Pound, Wis., Destroyed by Fires". Green Bay Press-Gazette. October 16, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved August 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.