McAllister, Wisconsin

McAllister, Wisconsin
McAllister, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
	McAllister, Wisconsin McAllister, Wisconsin
	Coordinates: 45°19′38″N 87°43′16″W / 45.32722°N 87.72111°W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Marinette
Elevation	211 m (692 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	715 & 534
GNIS feature ID	1569158

McAllister is an unincorporated community located in the town of Wagner, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.^[1]

Geography

McAllister, 1912 map detail

Lutheran church

McAllister is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 180 and County Highway JJ 11.5 miles (18.5 km) east-southeast of Wausaukee^[2] at an elevation of 692 feet (211 m).^[1] It is connected by road to Wausaukee to the west, Packard to the north, Wagner to the south, and Wallace, Michigan, to the east via a bridge across the Menominee River.^[3] There is a Lutheran church in the community, and the Wagner town hall and Tabor Lutheran Cemetery are located to the east.^[3]

History

McAllister was a stop between Wagner and Packard on the Wisconsin & Michigan (W. & M.) Railway line from Bagley Junction to Iron Mountain.^[4] The rail line through McAllister was discontinued in 1938, when the tracks were torn out and the rolling stock sold off.^[4]^[5]^[6] A post office was established in McAllister in 1895 and operated until 1966.^[7] Segal Haulotte (1871–1939) served as the first postmaster at McAllister; he held the position for 26 years and also operated a general store.^[8] Mike Pissato operated a cheese factory in McAllister in the 1920s.^[9] The cheese factory was purchased by Theodore Phillips in 1929.^[10] In 1946, the Franciscan Friars of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Province in Pulaski purchased a riverside property in McAllister as a summer camp and retreat, dubbing it Villa Alvernia.^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "McAllister, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Marinette County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Stephenson Quadrangle Wisconsin–Michigan, 15 Minute Series (Topographic). 1963. Map, 1:62,500. Washington, DC: U. S. Geological Survey.
^ ^a ^b McLeod, Richard (1968). "History of the Wisconsin and Michigan Railway". The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin. 118: 7–20.
^ "Seek Permission to Abandon Lines". The Oshkosh Northwestern. April 10, 1937. p. 17. Retrieved August 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Approve Wisconsin and Michigan Ry. Line Abandonment". The Daily Tribune. January 20, 1938. p. 5. Retrieved August 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wisconsin. Marinette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
^ "Hold Last Rites for McAllister Postmaster". Green Bay Press-Gazette. May 6, 1939. p. 4. Retrieved August 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Wisconsin Dairy Statistics for 1927. List of Butter Factories, Cheese Factories, Condenseries and Receiving Stations: July, 1928. Madison, WI: Dairy and Food Commissioner. 1928. p. 73. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
^ "Pound News Notes". Green Bay Press-Gazette. March 16, 1929. p. 4. Retrieved August 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Chronicle of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Province, Pulaski, Wisconsin 20 (1966), pp. 89, 205.