Blaine, Portage County, Wisconsin
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Blaine is an unincorporated community in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2]
Geography
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Blaine (Portage County) is located in central Wisconsin approximately four miles northeast of Almond, or nine miles south of Amherst (Lat: 44° 18' 31.8", Lon: -89° 18' 54.7"). Blaine is located in the town of Belmont. Blaine intersects Portage County Highways A & D, and the Belmont Township Road "Fourth Avenue," approximately 4 miles south of Wisconsin State Highway 54.
History
Blaine became the site of a rural post office in 1876 and was probably named after James G. Blaine, a leading Republican who was defeated in the 1884 presidential election.[3] The community included a country store, a Methodist church, a creamery, a blacksmith shop and a grange hall. The post office was discontinued in 1903, but the grange hall remains, serving as the Belmont Town Hall.
Economy
Blaine is home to the Blaine Store, a church and several houses.
Notes
- ^ a b "Blaine, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Blaine Populated Place Profile / Portage County, Wisconsin Data".
- ^ Rosholt, Malcolm Leviatt (1959). Our County, Our Story: Portage County, Wisconsin (PDF). Portage County Board of Supervisors. p. 262.
External links
- Portage County Historical Society Archived May 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point's Archives of Belmont Township, Wisconsin
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