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Stockton is a town in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,896 at the 2000 census. The population was 2,896 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Arnott , Custer , Fancher , Esker , and Stockton are located in Stockton.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Wisconsin: County: Portage: ... 1563644 [1] Custer is an unincorporated community located in the town of Stockton, in Portage ...
Location of Stockton, Wisconsin. Esker (pronounced EEE-skir) is located in central Wisconsin approximately four miles east of Stevens Point on U.S. Highway 10 near Portage County Road K (to the north). Esker is less than a mile northeast of Custer in the town of Stockton (Lat: 44° 31' 15.3" Lon: -89° 26' 04.4").
Towns in Wisconsin are similar to civil townships in other states. For a more detailed discussion, see Administrative divisions of Wisconsin#Town. Frequently a village or city may have the same name as a town. As of 2006, Wisconsin had 1,260 towns, some with the same name.
Portage County was created from the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and organized in 1844. [4] Like the city of Portage, Portage County is named for the portage between the Fox and Wisconsin rivers; Portage County originally included the city of Portage and the portage for which it was named, but boundary changes detached the county from its namesake.
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Bayfield, Wisconsin, home of the national lakeshore's headquarters and visitor center, becomes more popular during the summer, when visitors travel to and from the islands. [22] Other nearby communities are Red Cliff , three miles north of Bayfield, which offers a campground, marina, and the Legendary Waters Resort and Casino, and Washburn ...
An ancient shipwreck that dates back to the 7th century B.C.E. has been removed from waters off Spain, two decades after its discovery in 1994.