La Rue, Wisconsin
| La Rue, Wisconsin | |
|---|---|
| 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 community was named for W. G. La Rue, who held local mining interests.[3]
Notes
- 1 2 "LaRue, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Sauk County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
- ↑ Cole, Harry Ellsworth (1918). A Standard History of Sauk County, Wisconsin. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 412.
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