Valley Junction, Wisconsin | |
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  Valley Junction, Wisconsin  Valley Junction, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 44°03′12″N 90°24′44″W / 44.05333°N 90.41222°W | |
| Country | 
United States |
| State | 
Wisconsin |
| County | Monroe |
| Elevation | 282 m (925 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 608 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1576019 [1] |
Valley Junction is an unincorporated community located in the Town of Byron in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] It is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 173, Monroe County Trunk Highway G, and Monroe County Highway N. [2]
History
Valley Junction was named from its location in a valley at the junction of two roads. [3] The post office had the name in 1900. Two railroads crossed in the center of town: the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway and the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway. [4] They maintained a joint station. [5] The Milwaukee branch line between Tomah and Babcock is gone. The Omaha line remains as the Union Pacific Railroad line between the Twin Cities and Milwaukee.
References
- ^ a b "Valley Junction, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ 2001-2 Wisconsin Official State Highway Map
- ^ 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. 195.
- ^ Official Railroad Map of Wisconsin, 1900, Ninth Biennial edition, prepared under the direction of Graham L. Rice, Railroad commissioner.
- ^ Wisconsin (1916). Public Documents of the State of Wisconsin: Being the Biennial Reports of the Various State Officers, Departments and Institutions, ... State Printer. pp. 670–.
External links
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