La Rue, Wisconsin
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| La Rue, Wisconsin | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
 La Rue, Wisconsin
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| 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 area of La Rue used to be a popular destination, with its iron mine beside it. Slowly, the area began to diminish.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b "LaRue, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1577687.
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (2011). Sauk County (Map). http://dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/sauk.pdf. Retrieved 2011-5-16.
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