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Bagdad, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 45°39′22″N 88°42′13″W / 45.65611°N 88.70361°W / 45.65611; -88.70361
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Bagdad, Wisconsin
Bagdad, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Bagdad, Wisconsin
Bagdad, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°39′22″N 88°42′13″W / 45.65611°N 88.70361°W / 45.65611; -88.70361
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyForest
Elevation1,535 ft (468 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes715 & 534

Bagdad was a settlement and railroad stop located in northern Forest County, Wisconsin, United States.

Bagdad was situated southeast of Newald and west of Laona Junction, in what is now the town of Caswell.[2] Bagdad was located on the Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad and was mentioned in a court case between the railroad and the Railroad Commission of Wisconsin in 1914.[3]

References

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  1. ^ USGS (1939). "Laona Quadrangle, 1:48000 Topographical Map".
  2. ^ Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). The Geographical Pub. Co. 1912. § 7D. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  3. ^ Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company and another v. Railroad Commission of Wisconsin, 158 (Wisconsin Supreme Court April 14-October 6, 1914).