Medary, Wisconsin | |
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  Medary  Medary | |
| Coordinates: 43°51′19″N 91°12′34″W / 43.85528°N 91.20944°W | |
| Country | 
United States |
| State | 
Wisconsin |
| County | La Crosse |
| Town | Medary |
| Elevation | 209 m (686 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 608 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1569305 [1] |
Medary (also Winona Junction) is an unincorporated community located in the town of Medary, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] The Great River State Trail has its trailhead located here. [2]
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. [3] This rail junction originally was called Trempealeau Junction, but later became Winona Junction. [4] The railroad was consolidated with the Chicago and North Western Railway June 6, 1877. [3] The area was renamed in honor of Samuel Medary, an American politician. [4] A community post office operated under the name Medary in 1895 until 1900. [5]
See also
- Medary, Wisconsin - the surrounding town
Notes
- ^ a b "Medary, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Great River State Trail. State of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Viewed February 10, 2022.
- ^ a b Eben Douglas Pierce (1917). History of Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. Unigraphic. pp. 262–.
- ^ a b 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 March 22, 2015.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |