Pureair, Wisconsin

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Pureair, Wisconsin
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Coordinates: 46°47′25″N90°50′51″W / 46.79028°N 90.84750°W / 46.79028; -90.84750 Coordinates: 46°47′25″N90°50′51″W / 46.79028°N 90.84750°W / 46.79028; -90.84750
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Bayfield
Town Bayfield
Elevation
200 m (650 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 and 534
GNIS feature ID1577781 [1]

Pureair is an unincorporated community located in the town of Bayfield, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]

History

The area was named after the Pureair Sanatorium which treated tuberculosis patients from Bayfield County, Iron County and Ashland County, as well as some veterans of World War I, between the years 1920–1975. The sanatorium has since been demolished. [2] [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Pureair, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. "An analysis of Dane County Lakeview Sanatorium property". The Real Estate Collection. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  3. "Pureair Sanatorium". MBendi Information services.


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