Pureair, Wisconsin

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

Pureair, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 46°47′25″N 90°50′51″W
Country	United States
State	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 ID	1577781[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. "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.