Ettrick and Northern

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The Ettrick and Northern was a railroad in southeastern Wisconsin. It was built to connect the village of Ettrick to the Green Bay and Western interchange in Blair. It lasted from 1922 to 1928, when it was bought out by locals and renamed the Ettrick Railroad Co. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Mailer, Stan (1989). Green Bay & Western: The First 111 Years. Hundman Publishing. ISBN   978-0685221969.
  2. Hardie, Chris (February 16, 2021). "Ill-fated railroad started by small town grit – Central Wisconsin News". www.centralwinews.com. Retrieved 2024-02-20.

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