Packard, Wisconsin | |
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  Packard, Wisconsin  Packard, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 45°21′17″N87°41′39″W / 45.35472°N 87.69417°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Marinette |
| Elevation | 211 m (692 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1577764 [1] |
Packard is an unincorporated community located in the town of Wagner, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]
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]
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]
Menominee is a city in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,488 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Menominee County. Menominee is the fourth-largest city in the Upper Peninsula, behind Marquette, Sault Ste. Marie, and Escanaba. Menominee Township is located to the north of the city, but is politically autonomous.
Pembine is a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,036 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Kremlin is located in the town, The census-designated place of Pembine is also located in the town.
Wagner is a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 722 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Goll, McAllister, Packard, and Wagner are located in the town.
Comins is an unincorporated community in Oscoda County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Clinton Township. As an unincorporated community, Comins has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own but does have its own post office with the 48619 ZIP Code.
Colgate is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States, straddling the county line with Waukesha County. Colgate is located partially in the village of Richfield, and the village of Lisbon. Its ZIP Code is 53017. The population is around 300, up from about 50 in 1983.
The Fast Mail was a train service operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad on an overnight schedule between Chicago, Illinois, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. The southbound trains were Milwaukee Road train Nos. 56 and 58, and the northbound trains were train Nos. 55 and 57. In its early years, this train service helped earn the Milwaukee Road's line the nickname "The Fast Mail Line." In 1924, the Fast Mail was the target of the largest train robbery in U.S. history. The Fast Mail was discontinued with train 56's arrival in Chicago on May 1, 1971.
Middle Inlet is an unincorporated community in Marinette County, Wisconsin (USA), in the town of Middle Inlet.
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Walsh is an unincorporated community located in the town of Porterfield, in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.
Rubys Corner is an unincorporated community located in the town of Porterfield, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.
McAllister is an unincorporated community located in the town of Wagner, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.
Bagley Junction is an unincorporated community located in the town of Porterfield, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.
Miles is an unincorporated community located in the town of Porterfield, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.
Wagner is an unincorporated community located in the town of Wagner, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. Wagner is 11.5 miles (18.5 km) east-southeast of Wausaukee.
Goll is an unincorporated community located in the town of Wagner, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.
Cedarville is an unincorporated community located in the towns of Amberg and Wausaukee, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.
Kremlin is an unincorporated community located in the town of Pembine, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.
Koss is an unincorporated community in Menominee County, Michigan, United States. Koss is located in Lake Township, 4.9 miles (7.9 km) west-southwest of Stephenson.
Powder House Island (also known as Dynamite Island) is an artificial island on the lower Detroit River in southeast Michigan, directly adjacent to the Canada–United States border. It was constructed in the late 1880s by the Dunbar & Sullivan Company to store explosives during their dredging of the Livingstone Channel. It was constructed in a successful attempt to circumvent an 1880 court order forbidding the company to store explosives on nearby Fox Island.
The Wisconsin & Michigan Railway (W&M) was incorporated October 26, 1893, under the general laws of Wisconsin for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and operating a railroad as described in its articles of incorporation.
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