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Village of Morley,
Town of Peck, Langlade County, Wisconsin
A Ghost Town
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Located in section 31 near the intersection of county highway "I" and Town Forest Road.
Village started in 1881, as a single log building built by two brothers, Edward and Jean Morley.
The Morleys operated a post office, stage stop and store.
Morley had a post office from 1886 until 1920.
The store blew down in 1920.
Research References
Book: Our First One Hundred Years, Town of Peck, 1891-1991. Reprint of newspaper reference below.
Antigo Daily Journal, April 20, 1932, "History of Morley." By Mrs. Olive M. Kesler.
Antigo Daily Journal, Jul 17, 1991, "Loggers, homesteaders carved town of Peck from wilderness."
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