Midway, Wisconsin
Midway, Wisconsin | |
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 Town of OnalaskaTown Hall in Midway | |
  Midway  Midway | |
| Coordinates:43°55′45″N91°15′29″W/ 43.92917°N 91.25806°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | La Crosse |
| Town | Onalaska |
| Elevation | 200 m (656 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6(Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5(CDT) |
| Area code | 608 |
| GNISfeature ID | 1569446[1] |
Midwayis anunincorporated communitylocated in the town ofOnalaska,La Crosse County,Wisconsin,United States.[1]
History
[edit]Midway was originally called "Halfway Creek", after a nearby creek; when a railroad depot was built the present name of Midway was adopted.[2]The Midway post office closed in 1934.[3]
In June 2013, thetown of Onlaskavoted to seek incorporation as a village and to call the new village "Midway". The Onalaska Town Hall is located in the unincorporated community of Midway.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ab"Midway, Wisconsin".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.
- ^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. 102.
- ^"La Crosse County".Jim Forte Postal History.RetrievedMarch 1,2015.
- ^'The Battle of Midway-Town of Onalaska decides on new name for village incorporation,La Crosse Tribune,Randy Erickson, June 19, 2013
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