"The Iron Horse in Grand Rapids"

"The Iron Horse in Grand Rapids" (HM1IWM)

Location: Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495 Wood County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 23.58', W 89° 49.66'

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— Historic Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin —

    1871-72 found the iron horse arriving in Grand Rapids & Centrailia. The railroad bridge replaced log, river rafting & its loss of life on the dangerous river rapids. A modern iron bridge was built to withstand the early, spring thaws. Long, tiring stagecoach & wagonrides became a thing of the past.

— This history mural was sponsored by the following individuals & families —

H. David, Denise & Ellery Orr ·
Hendrickson Garden Design, Inc. ·
Ann Kroll ·
Charles & Marion Ruelle ·
Earle & Margaret Garber ·
Greg Pesko & Dawn Olson ·
Ted & Mary Olson ·
Dr. John, Jackie & Josie Dietrich ·
Gary & Judy Rosencrans ·
River Cities Evening Garden Club ·
Jerry & Julie Bach ·
Lynn & Dwight Hopfauf ·

Connie Coley Loden ·
Pete & Nan Taylor ·
Chris Maguire & Andy & Laura Stickel ·
Randy & Carol Olson ·
Roland & Angela Paulsen ·
Allen J. & Susan A. Glinski ·
Helen M. Hanneman ·
Jim & Kelly Lucas ·

Etta Bredl ·
City Centre Committee ·
Phil, Ann, Rebecca & Maria Hartley ·
In memory of Reuben Timm ·
Terry & Amy Whitmore family ·
Michael Hittner family ·
Jack & Lucy Mettlach family ·
Downtown Revitalization Cluster of the Community Progress Initiative
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HM NumberHM1IWM
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Date Added Wednesday, January 21st, 2015 at 9:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 274794 N 4919413
Decimal Degrees44.39300000, -89.82766667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 23.58', W 89° 49.66'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 23' 34.8" N, 89° 49' 39.6" W
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Area Code(s)715
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1-99 2nd Ave N, Wisconsin Rapids WI 54495, US
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