Crescent School A school (No.1) in SE sec 35, Arpin Township, on co trunk P. Origin unknown. Crooked Reef Rapids (also Crooked Rift and Crooked Drive Rapids) A former rapids on the Wisconsin R in sec 35 or 36, T23N,R6E, at Biron. Originally called Crooked Rift, "rift" meaning "the rapids or falls caused by an obstruction in a stream." In the later name the more familiar "reef" has been substituted for "rift", and "rapids" has been added to supply the necessary generic term. Also called Crooked Drive Rapids. Descriptive. Cruikshank's Plat The first plat of the settlement of Grand Rapids, now the E side of Wisconsin Rapids. The plat, which was surveyed on Nov 27,29 and 30,1847, by B G Hurlburt, and recorded on Dec 7, 1847, was taken out by John J Cruikshank, a local resident. It included an area N of the present downtown shopping center in Wisconsin Rapids. Curtis District A nonce form coined in Pilot for the area around F J Curtis;s farm in S sec 3, Wood Township, along the road leading N from Pittsville. Readers of the newspaper immediately protested that they called their community Morrisville in honor of W MOrris, one of the first settlers there. Dairy Belt School A school in Nw sec 27, Richfield Township, at the intersection of co trunks A and N. The fact that there are many dairy farms in the area may explain the name. Daly A former station on the Milwaukee Road in sec 32,T21N,R3E (Remington Township), originally called Balch's Ranch. Since the Milwaukee Road tracks lie across sec 32 rather than 31, Jones errs in locating the station in sec 31. Daly was named for a local businessman, part-owner of a lumber mill in the vicinity. Discontinued in 1934 along with the entire branch line from Tomah, Monroe Co to Babcock.