Wagner (community), Wisconsin
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Wagner, Wisconsin | |
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 Old Karara Store, the former general store in Wagner | |
  Wagner, Wisconsin  Wagner, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 45°18′08″N 87°44′08″W / 45.30222°N 87.73556°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Marinette |
| Elevation | 702 ft (214 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 715 & 534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1577871[1] |
Wagner is an unincorporated community located in the town of Wagner, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. Wagner is 11.5 miles (18.5 km) east-southeast of Wausaukee.
Wagner is located at the intersection of Old Rail Road (formerly Right of Way Road) and Wagner Road,[2] at an elevation of 702 feet (214 m).[1] It is connected by road to McAllister to the north, Goll to the south, and Wisconsin Highway 180 to the east.
Name
Wagner is named after Joseph Wagner (1850–1925), an early settler of the area. Wagner was born in Austria and emigrated to the United States in 1865, initially to Chicago and then relocating to Mankato, Minnesota, where he met and married Susan Dauffenbach (1860–1941). They later moved to what is now Wagner, where Joseph Wagner was the first white settler. Wagner built a cabin there and worked for the sawmills in nearby Wallace, Michigan.[3] Wagner Road, which passes through the community, is also named after Joseph Wagner.
History
Wagner was gradually settled by Swedish, French-Canadian, German, Dutch, Polish, and Czech immigrants.[3] Wagner formerly had a railroad depot, two small hotels, a cheese factory, sawmills and a shingle mill, a dance hall, taverns, and a general store. The Goll schoolhouse stood south of the settlement. In 1908 a fire destroyed all of the structures west of the railroad, including the mills, after which the settlement stagnated.[3] Wagner was a stop between Goll and McAllister on the Wisconsin & Michigan (W. & M.) Railway line from Bagley Junction to Iron Mountain.[4] The rail line through Wagner was discontinued in 1938, when the tracks were torn out and the rolling stock sold off.[4][5][6] A post office was established in Wagner in 1897, and it operated until 1934.[7]
