Minnesota Junction, Wisconsin

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
Unincorporated community
Looking south in Minnesota Junction on WIS 26
Minnesota Junction
Minnesota Junction
Coordinates: 43°27′09″N 88°41′49″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyDodge
TownOak Grove
Elevation
282 m (925 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)920
GNIS feature ID1569566[1]
Minnesota Junction sign

History

Minnesota 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]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Minnesota Junction, Wisconsin
  2. "Minnesota Junction Maps, Facts & Features". Wisconsin Hometown Locator. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  3. "Location for Minnesota Junction, Wisconsin". Google Maps. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  4. 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.
  5. "Dodge County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  6. Andrew S. Nelson (December 1993). "C&NW's Clyman Sub" (PDF). Pacific RailNews. No. 361. p. 36–39. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  7. Wisconsin Department of Transportation (January 2020). Wisconsin Railroads & Harbors 2020 (PDF) (Map).
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Juneau
toward Janesville
 Janesville – Fond du Lac Burnett
toward Fond du Lac
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Rolling Prairie
towards Portage
 Portage – Horicon Horicon
Terminus



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