Entries Containing All of the Phrases «ashland county» AND «wisconsin»

By Paul Fehrenbach, August 14, 2012

Upper Left Photo: William Henry Roddis

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1 ► Wisconsin, Iron County, Mercer — Roddis Line - Roddis Lumber and Veneer Company — Iron County Heritage Area —

On County Route FF 0.5 miles north of Turtle Flambeau Dam Road, on the right when traveling north.

William Henry Roddis realized that a fortune could be made in the woods. In 1903, he purchased a parcel of land to build a mill in Park Falls. Roddis bought 35,000 acres of timber land in Iron and Ashland counties from Wisconsin Central . . . — — Map (db m59477) HM

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2 ► Wisconsin, Iron County, Hurley — Penokee Iron Range Trail – Historic Iron County Courthouse — Iron County Heritage Area —

On Iron Street at 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Iron Street.

Ashland County was not willing to have its eastern most township, the Town of Vaughn, “secede” to form a new county in 1887. The Town incorporated Hurley’s rich iron ore mines. The community’s wealth and population were booming. Iron . . . — — Map (db m45526) HM

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