Whittlesey, Wisconsin | |
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Coordinates: 45°13′23″N90°19′44″W / 45.22306°N 90.32889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Taylor |
Area | |
• Total | 1.127 sq mi (2.92 km2) |
• Land | 1.127 sq mi (2.92 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,476 ft (450 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 105 |
• Density | 93/sq mi (36/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
GNIS feature ID | 1576708 [2] |
Whittlesey is a census-designated place in the town of Chelsea, Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 105 as of the 2010 census. [1]
The community of Whittlesey was started in the 1870s when the Wisconsin Central Railroad Company built its line up through the forests, heading for Ashland. The railroad placed a station seven miles north of Medford where the line touched the Little Black River. It named the station Whittlesey, probably for Asaph Whittlesey, an early state legislator from Ashland, [3] or possibly for geologist Charles Whittlesey who surveyed the area. [4]
Several sawmills operated in Whittlesey starting in the 1880s. One built a 240-foot dam across the river, producing a 12-foot head of water. [5] Another sawmill operated a mile and a half west of town, hauling its sawn product on carts over a pole line (a track of hardwood poles) to ship from the station at Whittlesey. [6] A brickyard also operated there. [5]
A Village of Whittlesey was platted in 1892, initiated by G.W. and Emma Norton. [7] But when the timber was exhausted, the sawmills closed. The highway bypassed most of the town to the east. The rail line closed in 1988. [8]
As of 2023 Whittlesey is a quiet cluster of homes scattered among the trees a short drive north of Medford, with the Pine Line bike trail passing through on the old railroad right-of-way. [9]
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