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Foster Junction is an unincorporated community located in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] The community was named for George E. Foster, a partner in the Mellon Lumber Company. The company founded Foster Junction in 1910.[2]

Foster Junction, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Foster Junction
Foster Junction
Coordinates: 46°18′49″N 90°42′15″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyAshland
TownMorse
Elevation
390 m (1,270 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1579276[1]

Foster Junction failed to thrive, and many of its buildings were dismantled and relocated to Mellen.[2] Foster Junction no longer had any residents by the 1930s.[3]


Notes


  1. "Foster Junction, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
  3. Barabe, Joseph A. (1992). By the Side of the Road. Mellen, WI: XL Pub. Co. p. 107.


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