Country United States County Taylor Area code(s) 715 & 534 Elevation 451 m | State Wisconsin Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 1580118 Local time Monday 4:29 AM | |
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Perkinstown is an unincorporated community located in the town of Grover, Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States. Perkinstown is located on County Highway M in the Chequamegon National Forest, 10 miles (16 km) east-northeast of Gilman.
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Map of Perkinstown, WI 54451, USA
History
Logging began in the area around the 1860s. The first homesteaders staked their claims nearby in 1882. In 1892 Shaws started a leather tannery in Perkinstown, using hemlock bark from the surrounding forests, and for a time dumping the waste sludge in Kathryn Lake. By 1893 the town had six saloons. In 1900 the tannery shut down. In 1933 the Perkinstown CCC Camp opened nearby, and helped build the Winter Sports Area, among other projects.
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Perkinstown, Wisconsin Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA