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Amherst: Very-intact 3-story Queen Anne home designed by J.H. Jeffers and built in 1904 for L.A. Pomeroy, who helped organize the International Bank in Amherst, [50] pushed on the county board for better roads, and managed the Amherst opera house. [51] 17: Rising Star Flouring Mill: Rising Star Flouring Mill: May 11, 2018 : 3190 Cty. Rd. Q
Lake Emily is a ghost town in the town of Amherst, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] Lake Emily Park, located just west of Amherst Junction, Wisconsin is one of 24 areas managed by the Portage County Parks Department.
Location of Fancher, Wisconsin. Fancher is located in central Wisconsin approximately halfway between Stevens Point, and Amherst, south of U.S. Highway 10 on County Road K. The general area of present-day Fancher is on County Road K between Townline Road and Lake Thomas Road in the town of Stockton. (Lat: 44° 28' 21.2", Lon: -89° 22' 23.4")
The name Amherst was established in 1853 by Adam Uline, after General Jeffery Amherst of Revolutionary fame and the fact he was native of Amherst, Nova Scotia. [7] The first known settler of Amherst was John F. Hillstrom, who arrived in 1851, while John and A. P. Een follow closely behind, arriving in August 1852.
Amherst is a town in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,435 at the 2000 census. The ghost town of Lake Emily was located in the town. The Town of Amherst was established in 1851. [1]
The L. A. Pomeroy House is a historic house located at 203 Laconia Street in Amherst, Wisconsin. It is locally significant as a distinctive of the Queen Anne style, which peaked in popularity in the United States in 1880–1910. It is also significant that Pomeroy, a well respected businessman chose local architect J. H. Jeffers to design his home.
At 4:20 a.m. Wednesday, a 911 caller reported a two-vehicle crash on Portage County B in the town of Amherst, according to a news release from the Portage County Sheriff's Office.
Amherst Junction was created when the railroad first came through the county. It was a junction between two railroads: the Wisconsin Central and the Green Bay and Lake Pepin railroads. [6] Until 1875, the community was referred to as Groversburg, presumably after the Grover family that held considerable property in the area. [6]