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Medford is a town (seven by six mile rural municipality) in Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,216 at the 2000 census. The population was 2,216 at the 2000 census. The City of Medford lies mostly within the town boundaries.
Medford is located on historic Ojibwe forest land acquired by the United States in the 1837 Treaty of St. Peters.In 1864, the federal government authorized a grant of some 837,000 acres (1,308 sq mi; 3,390 km 2) of this land to subsidize railway construction through the area.
Location of Taylor County in Wisconsin. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Taylor County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Taylor County, Wisconsin. The locations of National Register properties for which ...
Rountree was born in Kentucky, came to Wisconsin in 1827 prospecting for lead, opened the first store and lead-smelting furnace in 1828, served in the Black Hawk War, platted Platteville, and did much to develop the area. Now owned by UW-Platteville. [12] [69] 34: St. John Mine: St. John Mine: June 4, 1979 : WI 133
Saint Ann's Catholic Church and Cemetery is a historic rural, Roman Catholic church in the town of Greenwood, Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located at W3963 Brehm Avenue, south of Rib Lake and north of Medford. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
Located approximately three miles southeast of Medford, the Taylor County Airport is the only public airport. The airport handles approximately 7,000 operations per year, with roughly 93% general aviation and 7% air taxi.
The 1937 Medford Post Office is located in downtown Medford, Wisconsin. [1] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1] [2] Until 1937, Medford's post office was housed in the J. W. Benn Building, just up the street. Benn was appointed Medford's postmaster in 1909, and moved the post office to his own private ...
Pepin, Wisconsin, was Wilder's birthplace. Her birthplace is about seven miles (11 km) north of the village, and is marked by a replica cabin along the former WIS-183 at the Little House Wayside (near Lund, Wisconsin). Pepin celebrates her life every September with traditional music, craft demonstrations, a "Laura look-alike" contest, a ...