Foster, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Not to be confused with Foster, Clark County, Wisconsin.

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

Foster, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community

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Coordinates: 44°38′35″N 91°18′43″W﻿ / ﻿44.64306°N 91.31194°W﻿ / 44.64306; -91.31194
Country|  United States
State|  Wisconsin
County| Eau Claire
Elevation

| 298 m (978 ft)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)| 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID| 1565162[1]

Foster is an unincorporated community in the town of Clear Creek in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2] It lies approximately 9 miles south-southwest of Fall Creek, 7 miles southeast of Cleghorn, and 6 miles northwest of Osseo. Located primarily along Eau Claire County Highway "HH", it is flanked on the west by U.S. Highway 53 and on the east by Interstate 94, being the site of I-94's exit #81 in Wisconsin, placing it 11 miles southeast along the freeway from southeastern Eau Claire and 7 miles northwest of Osseo.

## History

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The community was originally called Emmett, but the name was changed to Foster in honor of George E. Foster, who financed the Fairchild and North-Eastern Railway, which ran from Foster to Fairchild in 1912.[3]

Two people were killed by an F3 tornado that struck Foster on August 27, 1994.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Foster, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. ^ Foster, Wisconsin
3. ^ Our Story 'The Chippewa Valley and Beyond' Archived September 28, 2005, at the Wayback Machine. Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, 1976.
4. ^ Significant and potentially significant tornadoes in northern Wisconsin since 1980

## External links

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* History of the Allen School District
* Significant and potentially significant tornadoes in northern Wisconsin since 1980

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Municipalities and communities of Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States

County seat: Eau Claire

Cities|

* Altoona
* Augusta
* Eau Claire‡

Villages|

* Fairchild
* Fall Creek

Towns|

* Bridge Creek
* Brunswick
* Clear Creek
* Drammen
* Fairchild
* Lincoln
* Ludington
* Otter Creek
* Pleasant Valley
* Seymour
* Union
* Washington
* Wilson

CDP|

* Seymour

Other
communities|

* Allen
* Brackett
* Candy Corners
* Cleghorn
* Foster
* Hale Corner
* Hay Creek
* Ludington
* Lufkin
* Mount Hope Corners
* Nix Corner
* Rodell
* Truax
* Union
* Wilson

Ghost towns|

* Hadleyville
* Nelsonville
* Oak Grove
* Porter's Mills

Indian
reservation|

* Ho-Chunk Indian Reservation‡

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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