Packard, Wisconsin

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Packard, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Packard, Wisconsin
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Packard, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°21′17″N87°41′39″W / 45.35472°N 87.69417°W / 45.35472; -87.69417
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County Marinette
Elevation
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211 m (692 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1577764 [1]

Packard 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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Packard, 1912 map detail

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Packard, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 Stephenson 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. ↑ "Half of Pound, Wis., Destroyed by Fires". Green Bay Press-Gazette. October 16, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved August 4, 2019– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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