Arnott, Wisconsin
Arnott is an unincorporated community located in the town of Stockton, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2] It is situated at the intersection of County Hwys. B and J.
History
In 1872, the Green Bay and Western Railroad laid tracks through a portion of what is now Arnott. During 1881 and 1882, William Arnott, Joseph Bremmer, and Calvin Richmond canvassed the countryside raising money to build a railroad depot.[3] The depot, and the settlement around it, was named after Arnott, a local farmer who served as chairman of the town of Stockton and the Portage County Board, and who was elected to the Wisconsin Legislature in 1876.[4]
Geography
Arnott is located in central Wisconsin approximately four miles east of Plover, four miles south-south west of Custer, and seven miles west of Amherst (Lat: 44° 27' 26.0", Lon: -89° 26' 48.5").
Economy
Arnott has one tavern, a feed mill, a lawn equipment dealer, and an egg roll factory. It is a stopover for the Tomorrow River Trail,[5] a former railroad grade turned into walking path, and snowmobile trail.
Arnott is near the Wimme Sand & Gravel Pit, Milestone Materials' gravel pit, American Asphalt's Custer Road plant, and a traffic safety/road marking company.
Notable people
- Charles Page, philanthropist
Notes
- ↑ "Arnott, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Hometownlocator.com-Arnott, Wisconsin
- ↑ Sharon Zimmerman. Article in Stevens Point Daily Journal, September 14, 1882.
- ↑ "How the Village of Arnott got its name", Stevens Point Daily Journal, September 23, 1882.
- ↑ http://co.portage.wi.us/parks/tomorrowRiverTrail.shtm "Tomorrow River Rails to Trails"
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Coordinates: 44°27′26″N 89°26′48″W / 44.45722°N 89.44667°W