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    1. [WIWOOD] Re: Wood Co Place Names Lookup
    2. Cary A former shipping point on the MIlwaukee, Dexterville and Northern Ry(later the MIlwaukee Road) at the line between secs 10 and 11, Cary Township, established by George Hiles near his granite quarry. Officially discontinued in 1933 when the Milwaukee Road canceled this branch line. The name is spellec Carey in State Gaz,1888-9 and Pilot, May 16,1902. Origin unknown. Cary's Bluffs (also Cary Bluff) An elevation in N sec 1-3, Cary Township, and secs 25,35 and 36, Rock Township. Apparently the name of nearby Cary became applied to this elevation. The Neighboring rual community was and still is known as Cary Bluff or Cary Bluffs. Cary Bluff School A school in Ne sec 11, Cary Township, at the intersection of co trunks B and CC. Named for the nearby Cary Bluffs Cary Township A township organized on Feb 13, 1901, including all of T23N,R2E. Named for Cary. Cat Creek A tributary of the Yellow R. It rises in sec 24, Wood Township and flows W and S through the township and the city of Pittsvile to join the river in SE sec 27. The name appears on Snyd. 1878. Possibly named for the catfish. Catherine A former shipping point on the Milwaukee, Dexterville, and Northern Ry (later the Milwaukee Road) in SE sec 36, Cary Township. Discontinued by 1906, though it appears on Ogle 1909 and Brock 1928. Named in honor of George Hiles's granddaughter, Catherine, daughter of James K P Hiles. (The Milwaukee, Dexterville and Northern Ry was a Hiles Ry) Cattanach's Corners The intersection of the road between Lincoln and Rock townships with the road between Wood and Clark Counties. The name appears in Times, Jan 27,1893. So called for the Cattanach family, members of which owned land in SW sec 31, Lincoln Township and NW sec 6, Rock Township, at the corners.

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