Gypsy Heart
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Pennington WI
Land Land Land....80 acres for 50.00 ......Homesteaders....Clear 3 acres per year and you will get a government Land Grant!
Before the Soo Line Railroad cut through the Northwoods in 1893, the small town of Pennington had already existed for several years ,under the name of Morrison. Much of the early history has been lost,but we know that it was a small settlement located about five miles on highway 8 ,between Catawba and Prentice ,Price County WI.The name change was in honor of Mr Pennington President of the Soo Line.
Within a short time of the railroad,a water tower,turntable ,depot were all in place to service the four daily stops of the train.By 1895 a large sawmill, Kruegers was in operation and they were busy supplying railroad ties to Soo Line. Soo Line owned and operated the Soo Line Hotel,a grocery store,eating house,Post Office and general merchandise. Later they built a 30x40 one room schoolhouse ,which was moved and then torn down in 1961.
By 1900 there were over 200 people living in the town of Pennington. A half mile of board sidewalks and sewer was laid ,with manholes every 300 feet.There were blacksmiths and another huge mill,Uphams as well as carpenters,liveries and boarding houses.
In 1902 a fire swept away most of the towns buildings and by 1905 only a handful of buildings and people were left.
This weekend I was able to walk the railroad to the location of Pennington. Very little is left of this once thriving community,although several original homesteads are still in operation as farms .
Land Land Land....80 acres for 50.00 ......Homesteaders....Clear 3 acres per year and you will get a government Land Grant!
Before the Soo Line Railroad cut through the Northwoods in 1893, the small town of Pennington had already existed for several years ,under the name of Morrison. Much of the early history has been lost,but we know that it was a small settlement located about five miles on highway 8 ,between Catawba and Prentice ,Price County WI.The name change was in honor of Mr Pennington President of the Soo Line.
Within a short time of the railroad,a water tower,turntable ,depot were all in place to service the four daily stops of the train.By 1895 a large sawmill, Kruegers was in operation and they were busy supplying railroad ties to Soo Line. Soo Line owned and operated the Soo Line Hotel,a grocery store,eating house,Post Office and general merchandise. Later they built a 30x40 one room schoolhouse ,which was moved and then torn down in 1961.
By 1900 there were over 200 people living in the town of Pennington. A half mile of board sidewalks and sewer was laid ,with manholes every 300 feet.There were blacksmiths and another huge mill,Uphams as well as carpenters,liveries and boarding houses.
In 1902 a fire swept away most of the towns buildings and by 1905 only a handful of buildings and people were left.
This weekend I was able to walk the railroad to the location of Pennington. Very little is left of this once thriving community,although several original homesteads are still in operation as farms .
