Midway, Wisconsin

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Midway, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Town of Onalaska Town Hall in Midway
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Coordinates: 43°55′45″N91°15′29″W / 43.92917°N 91.25806°W / 43.92917; -91.25806
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County La Crosse
Town Onalaska
Elevation
656 ft (200 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 608
GNIS feature ID1569446 [1]

Midway is an unincorporated community located in the town of Onalaska, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]

History

Midway was originally called "Halfway Creek", after a nearby creek; when a railroad depot was built the present name of Midway was adopted. [2] The Midway post office closed in 1934. [3]

In June 2013, the town of Onlaska voted to seek incorporation as a village and to call the new village "Midway". The Onalaska Town Hall is located in the unincorporated community of Midway. [4]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Midway, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 102.
  3. ↑ "La Crosse County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ 'The Battle of Midway-Town of Onalaska decides on new name for village incorporation, La Crosse Tribune, Randy Erickson, June 19, 2013


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