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Town of Polar, Langlade County, Wisconsin
- Village
- The Village of Polar was originally named "Muller's Lake" after Moritz Muller the first homesteader.
- After 1888 when the Webster Manufacturing Company erected their mills at the village it was re-named "Sylvan Lake" by Mrs. Weeks, the postmistress. The mill pond was then a large body of water and the name applied directly to it.
- After the Webster Company sold their interests the name reverted back to "Muller's Lake." Today the spelling of the name is "Mueller's Lake."
- Finally, the citizens voted to name the village "Polar" after H.B. Polar, the Indian trader, for whom the township was also named to honor.
- Muller's or Mueller's Lake had a post office from 1879 until 1889.
- Polar had a post office from 1882 until 1887.
- Sylvan Lake had a post office from 1889 until 1893.
- Polar had a post office from 1897 until 1967.
- The above dates are approximate because of the name changing back and forth.
- Research References
- See references on Polar page.
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