Granite City, Wisconsin

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Granite City, Wisconsin
Ghost town
Granite City, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Granite City, Wisconsin
Granite City, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°38′02″N 88°59′28″W / 44.63389°N 88.99111°W / 44.63389; -88.99111
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyWaupaca
Elevation
899 ft (274 m)
GNIS feature ID1850462[1]

Granite City is a ghost town in the town of Wyoming, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] The settlement was located in section 13 of the town of Wyoming, and had formed before Wyoming was split from the larger Town of Helvetia in 1890.

History

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Granite City formed around what was described as "a rich granite quarry" owned by J. H. Leuthold and (partner) Holman. The quarry and town was served by a four-mile spur of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railroad, and the town featured a store.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Granite City, Wisconsin (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Wakefield, Josephus (1890). History of Waupaca County, Wisconsin. D. L. Stinchfield. p. 170.



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