Rugby Junction, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
43°17′31″N 88°13′07″W / 43.29194°N 88.21861°W / 43.29194; -88.21861Country United StatesState WisconsinCountyWashingtonElevation
302 m (991 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code262GNIS feature ID1577803[1]

Rugby Junction is an unincorporated community in the town of Polk, Washington County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

The night of October 16, 1901, two Chicago-bound freight trains collided on the Wisconsin Central Railway tracks between Colgate and Rugby Junction. Two cars derailed, but no injuries were reported.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Rugby Junction, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Central is Tied up". The Herald. Readstown, Wisconsin. October 24, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
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