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Town of Norwood, Langlade County, Wisconsin
A Ghost Town
Mayking School
- Village
- Location centered around County Highway "S" and Mayking Road. Sections 2 and 11 of T30N, R12E. (45° 6.11' N, -89° 0.77' W)
- First settled in 1878-1879.
- Named after Mayking Creek which flows through area.
- Saw Mills
- First saw mill built in section 13 by James Kennedy and John Zehner. They operated it from 1882 until 1893.
- In 1893 Chris and Henry Wunderlich purchased the Kennedy-Zehner saw mill and operated it until 1907 when they moved it somewhere else.
- George Wunderlich operated a sawmill in section 3 from 1917 until 1919.
- Cheese Factories
- First cheese factory was operated in section 12 by Henry Kletz and burned down in 1920.
- The second cheese factory was operated by Martin Parsons during the 1920's.
- Mayking had a post office from 1894 until 1902.
- Research References
- See references on Norwood page.
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