Goll, Wisconsin

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Goll, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Goll, Wisconsin
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Goll, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°16′49″N87°45′03″W / 45.28028°N 87.75083°W / 45.28028; -87.75083
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Marinette
Elevation
214 m (702 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1565617 [1]

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

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Geography

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Goll, 1912 map detail
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Sign for Goll Road

Goll is located at the intersection of County Trunk Highway X and Old Rail Road (formerly Right of Way Road), [2] at an elevation of 702 feet (214 m). [1] It is connected by road to Wagner to the north, Middle Inlet to the west, and Wisconsin Highway 180 to the east. Goll Road runs obliquely to the east of the former rail line.

History

Goll was a stop between Miles and Wagner on the Wisconsin & Michigan (W. & M.) Railway line from Bagley Junction to Iron Mountain. [3] The rail line through Goll was discontinued in 1938, when the tracks were torn out and the rolling stock sold off. [3] [4] [5] A post office was established in Goll in the 1896, [6] and Edward Ashburton Lindsley (1869–1940) was appointed postmaster at Goll that year, replacing H. S. Brooks. [7] The post office in Goll was closed in 1913. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Goll, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Wausaukee Quadrangle Wisconsin–Michigan, 15 Minute Series (Topographic). 1963. Map, 1:62,500. Washington, DC: U. S. Geological Survey.
  3. 1 2 McLeod, Richard (1968). "History of the Wisconsin and Michigan Railway". The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin. 118: 7–20.
  4. ↑ "Seek Permission to Abandon Lines". The Oshkosh Northwestern. April 10, 1937. p. 17. Retrieved August 4, 2019– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ "Approve Wisconsin and Michigan Ry. Line Abandonment". The Daily Tribune. January 20, 1938. p. 5. Retrieved August 4, 2019– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. 1 2 "Wisconsin. Marinette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  7. ↑ "New Postmaster at Goll". The Weekly Wisconsin. October 24, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved August 2, 2019– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg


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