Medary (community), Wisconsin
Medary (also Winona Junction) is an unincorporated community located in the town of Medary, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]
Medary, Wisconsin | |
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  Medary, Wisconsin  Medary, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 43°51′19″N 91°12′34″W | |
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| County | La Crosse |
| Elevation | 209 m (686 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 608 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1569305[1] |
History
The La Crosse, Trempealeau & Prescott Railroad chartered to build from a point across the river from Winona, Minnesota to connect with the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad.[2] This rail junction originally was called Trempealeau Junction, but later became Winona Junction.[3] The railroad was consolidated with the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad June 6 1877.[2] The area was renamed in honor of Samuel Medary, an American politician.[3] A community post office operated under the name Medary in 1895 until 1900.[4]
See also
- Medary, Wisconsin - the surrounding town
Notes
- "Medary, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Eben Douglas Pierce (1917). History of Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. Unigraphic. pp. 262–.
- 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. 101.
- "(La Crosse) County (Wisconsin) Postal History". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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