La Rue, Wisconsin
La Rue, Wisconsin | |
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Unincorporated community | |
La Rue, Wisconsin | |
Coordinates: 43°26′10″N 89°53′22″W / 43.43611°N 89.88944°WCoordinates: 43°26′10″N 89°53′22″W / 43.43611°N 89.88944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Sauk |
Elevation | 879 ft (268 m) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 608 |
GNIS feature ID | 1577687[1] |
La Rue is a small unincorporated community in the town of Freedom, in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2] It is located on a spur line of the former Chicago and North Western Railway. Heritage railway excursions from the Mid-Continent Railway Museum, in North Freedom, Wisconsin, go through La Rue.
The area of La Rue used to be a popular destination, with its iron mine beside it. Slowly, the area began to diminish.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "LaRue, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Sauk County (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
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