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Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
Foster Junction, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 46°18′49″N 90°42′15″W / 46.31361°N 90.70417°W / 46.31361; -90.70417
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyAshland
TownMorse
Elevation390 m (1,270 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1579276

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

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

Notes

  1. ^ "Foster Junction, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  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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