Hannibal, Wisconsin
Hannibal, Wisconsin | ||
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ZIP code 54439[1] | ||
Area code(s) | 715 & 534 | |
GNIS feature ID | 1566040[2] |
Hannibal is an unincorporated community located in Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States. Hannibal is located on Wisconsin Highway 73 and County Highway M north of Gilman, in the town of Cleveland. Today Hannibal is quiet, but once it was a bustling little economic hub at the junction of two logging railroads.
History
In 1903 the Stanley, Merrill and Phillips Railway cut up through the forest and swamps from the south, reaching the site of Hannibal before continuing to
The first structure in Hannibal was a
In 1912 the "Hannibal Manufacturing Company" was established southwest of the railroad junction,
But the lumber companies sold the cut-over land to families and logging was replaced by farming. A cream collection station opened in Hannibal in 1915, and the Farmers Union Feed Store in 1923. A
A four-year high school opened on the west side of town in 1937 and operated until 1955.[3] After that the building served as a grade school into the 1990s, and is now a Baptist church. Larmon's store and a gas station also operated into the 1990s. The town's post office closed on May 25, 2011.[1] Now no businesses remain - only homes and the two churches, sprinkled among empty lots and old buildings. The one-time boom town is now usually quiet.
References
- ^ a b "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hannibal, Wisconsin
- ^ a b c d e Nagel, Paul. S.M.&P. RY. - The Stanley, Merrill and Phillips Railway, 1979.
- ^ Hannibal map. Chicago: Geo. A. Ogle & Co. 1913. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
Further reading
- "CStPM&O - Hannibal" has old photos of the depot, some reminiscenses, and recent photos of some old buildings around town.