Arpin A railroad station and an unincorporated village in secs 21 and 28, Arpin Township, on the Soo Line and the Chicago and North Western RR, at the intersection of state highway 186 and co trunk N. Named for the original village of Arpin about 3/4 m E of this site, in SW sec 22 established by John and Antoine Arpin, lumbermen, in the early 1890s around their sawmill. In 1891 when the Port Edwards, Centralia, and Northern Ry linked Port Edwards and Marshfield, the present village began to develop around the railroad depot established about 1 mile S of the depot along the railroad tracks, around the store, cheese factory, and saloon of Martin Pfyle. In time Martin's Town and the original village faded from existence. Arpin Creek A trubutary of the Wisconsin R. It arose in the E side of Wisconsin Rapids N of the Green Bay and Western RR tracks, flowed S behind the present Baker Mortuary at 820 1st St North, and joined the river near the present Daly Drug Store at 112 2nd St South; now hidden in a sewer. Named for the Arpin family who lived near the creek, but called Spring Cr on one map. Arpin PO A PO established on Dec 19,1891, with William H Reeves as postmaster in SE sec 21, Arpin Township, on the land of the J Arpin Lumber Co. Bert Gaffney and Byron Wittingham, the latter a storekeeper in the village of Arpin, succeeded Reeves in the position. Apparently named for John Arpin. Arpin's Pond A large pond formed by Arpin Cr. It was located in a pasture owned by John and Antoine Arpin, and used by them for the oxen and horses which they employed in their lumbering business. The pond and the pasture were E of St Peter and St Paul Roman Catholic church at 1150 2nd St North in the E side of Wisconsin Rapids. Arpin Township A township organized on Feb 13,1901(effective April, 1901), including all of T24N, R4E. Named for the village of Arpin. Arquett PO A PO established on April 20, 1900, and discontiued on May 26, 1900. Named for its postmaster, John Arquett.