Minnesota Junction is an unincorporated community located, in the town of Oak Grove, in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States.[2] Minnesota Junction is located on Wisconsin Highway 26.[3] It is located at latitude 43.452 and longitude -88.697 at 925 feet above mean sea level.[2]
Minnesota Junction, Wisconsin | |
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 Looking south in Minnesota Junction on WIS 26 | |
  Minnesota Junction  Minnesota Junction | |
| Coordinates: 43°27′09″N 88°41′49″W / 43.45250°N 88.69694°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Dodge |
| Town | Oak Grove |
| Elevation | 282 m (925 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1569566[1] |
History
editMinnesota Junction was founded when the railroad was built to that point.[4] The community was so named from the expectation the new railroad line would eventually extend from Minnesota Junction to the Minnesota Territory.[4] A post office was established in Minnesota Junction in 1861, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1940.[5] The junction was situation where a north–south branch of the Chicago and North Western Railway met an east–west branch of the Milwaukee Road. The north–south line was abandoned in 1984, and is now a rail trail, while the east–west line is still operated by the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Minnesota Junction, Wisconsin
- ^ a b "Minnesota Junction Maps, Facts & Features". Wisconsin Hometown Locator. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
- ^ "Location for Minnesota Junction, Wisconsin". Google Maps. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
- ^ a b 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. 103.
- ^ "Dodge County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ^ Andrew S. Nelson (December 1993). "C&NW's Clyman Sub" (PDF). Pacific RailNews. No. 361. pp. 36–39. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 15, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (January 2020). Wisconsin Railroads & Harbors 2020 (PDF) (Map).
| Preceding station | Chicago and North Western Railway | Following station | ||
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| Juneau toward Janesville
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Janesville – Fond du Lac | Burnett toward Fond du Lac
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| Preceding station | Milwaukee Road | Following station | ||
| Rolling Prairie towards Portage
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Portage – Horicon | Horicon Terminus
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43°27′09″N 88°41′49″W / 43.45250°N 88.69694°W
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