Dexterville, Wisconsin
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Dexterville is an unincorporated community located in the town of Dexter
, Wood County, Wisconsin
, United States
. It is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 80 and Wisconsin Highway 54.
Dexterville was founded in about 1848. In 1850, the sawmilling magnate George Hiles
moved to the area and set up a lumbermill in Dexterville. Local legend says that the community is named after Hiles' mule. Hiles was granted a post office for Dexterville in 1858. He created the Milwaukee, Dexterville, and Northern Railroad in 1887 to carry timber from the area. The railroad was purchased by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
a few years later, and passed through the community in 1890.
The Dexterville Dam is located on the southern edge of Lake Dexter; it dams the Yellow River
, creating Dexter Lake. The dam was created by Wood County to provide waterfront for the current Dexter County Park. A county worker died performing maintenance on the dam in 2009.
Dexter, Wisconsin
Dexter is a town in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 379 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Dexterville and Veedum are located in the town.-Geography:...
, Wood County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
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. It is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 80 and Wisconsin Highway 54.
Dexterville was founded in about 1848. In 1850, the sawmilling magnate George Hiles
George Hiles
George Hiles was a businessman, land speculator, and politician.Hiles was born in Farmington, Michigan. He moved to Wisconsin in 1844 settling in Baraboo where he worked as a sawmill operator...
moved to the area and set up a lumbermill in Dexterville. Local legend says that the community is named after Hiles' mule. Hiles was granted a post office for Dexterville in 1858. He created the Milwaukee, Dexterville, and Northern Railroad in 1887 to carry timber from the area. The railroad was purchased by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names...
a few years later, and passed through the community in 1890.
The Dexterville Dam is located on the southern edge of Lake Dexter; it dams the Yellow River
Yellow River (Wisconsin River)
The Yellow River is a river in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.It is a tributary of the Wisconsin River as the Yellow River originates in eastern Clark County it flows through Pittsville, Dexter and Babcock in Wood County, Necedah in Juneau before converging into the Wisconsin River near Castle Rock...
, creating Dexter Lake. The dam was created by Wood County to provide waterfront for the current Dexter County Park. A county worker died performing maintenance on the dam in 2009.