Packard, Wisconsin

Packard, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 45°21′17″N 87°41′39″W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Marinette
Elevation [1]	211 m (692 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	715 & 534
GNIS feature ID	1577764[1]

Packard is an unincorporated community located in the town of Wagner, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

Geography

Packard, 1912 map detail

Packard is located at the intersection of Country Trunk Highway RR and Chapin Road,[2] at an elevation of 692 feet (211 m).[1] It is connected by road to McAllister to the south and Koss, Michigan to the north.[2]

History

Packard was a stop between McAllister and Koss on the Wisconsin & Michigan (W. & M.) Railway line from Bagley Junction to Iron Mountain.[3] The rail line through Packard was discontinued in 1938, when the tracks were torn out and the rolling stock sold off.[3][4][5] The entire town was destroyed by a forest fire in October, 1908.[6]

References

1. "Packard, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Stephenson Quadrangle Wisconsin–Michigan, 15 Minute Series (Topographic). 1963. Map, 1:62,500. Washington, DC: U. S. Geological Survey.
3. McLeod, Richard (1968). "History of the Wisconsin and Michigan Railway". The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin. 118: 7–20.
4. "Seek Permission to Abandon Lines". The Oshkosh Northwestern. April 10, 1937. p. 17. Retrieved August 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Approve Wisconsin and Michigan Ry. Line Abandonment". The Daily Tribune. January 20, 1938. p. 5. Retrieved August 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Half of Pound, Wis., Destroyed by Fires". Green Bay Press-Gazette. October 16, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved August 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Media related to Packard, Wisconsin at Wikimedia Commons