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La_Rue,_Wisconsin Latitude and Longitude:

43°26′10″N 89°53′22″W / 43.43611°N 89.88944°W / 43.43611; -89.88944
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La Rue, Wisconsin
Public park and railroad siding in La Rue
Public park and railroad siding in La Rue
La Rue, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
La Rue, Wisconsin
La Rue, Wisconsin
La Rue, Wisconsin is located in the United States
La Rue, Wisconsin
La Rue, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°26′10″N 89°53′22″W / 43.43611°N 89.88944°W / 43.43611; -89.88944
Country  United States
State  Wisconsin
County Sauk
Elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 ( Central (CST))
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 608
GNIS feature ID1577687 [1]

La Rue is a small unincorporated community in the town of Freedom, in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] [2] It is located on a spur line of the former Chicago and North Western Railway. Heritage railway excursions from the Mid-Continent Railway Museum, in North Freedom, Wisconsin, go through La Rue.

The community was named for W. G. La Rue, who held local mining interests. [3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "LaRue, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Sauk Co (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  3. ^ Cole, Harry Ellsworth (1918). A Standard History of Sauk County, Wisconsin. Lewis Publishing Company. p.  412.