La Rue, Wisconsin

La Rue is a small unincorporated community in the town of Freedom, in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2] It is located on a spur line of the former Chicago and North Western Railway. Heritage railway excursions from the Mid-Continent Railway Museum, in North Freedom, Wisconsin, go through La Rue.

La Rue, Wisconsin
Public park and railroad siding in La Rue
La Rue, Wisconsin
La Rue, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°26′10″N 89°53′22″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountySauk
Elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)608
GNIS feature ID1577687[1]

The community was named for W. G. La Rue, who held local mining interests.[3]

Notes

  1. "LaRue, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Sauk Co (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  3. Cole, Harry Ellsworth (1918). A Standard History of Sauk County, Wisconsin. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 412.


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