Wildwood, Wisconsin
Wildwood, Wisconsin | |
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Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
GNIS feature ID | 1581753[1] |
Wildwood is an unincorporated community in the town of Eau Galle, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States.[1]
History
A post office called Wildwood was established in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1899.[2] The community was named from a virgin forest surrounding the original town site.[3]
Notes
- ^ a b "Wildwood, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Saint Croix County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ 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. 196.