The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Amherst Junction was created when the railroad first came through the county. It was a junction between two railroads: the Wisconsin Central and the Green Bay and Lake Pepin railroads.
Until 1875, the community was referred to as Groversburg, presumably after the Grover family that held considerable property in the area. But when a post office was established in March 1875, it was called Amherst Junction.
It was not until 1911 that the village was incorporated. By 1914, the village had become an important buying and shipping center for potatoes. Many people traveling to the eastern and northeastern parts of the county would detrain in Amherst Junction and hire a rig from a livery in the village to take them to their destination.
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Nothing in Amherst Junction is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Amherst Junction has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Rising Star Flouring Mill in Nelsonville, 1.8 miles away.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.