The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Auburndale was established in 1872 by John Connor and his brother Robert Connor, father of William D. Connor, the Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, and named after the auburn hair of the Connor children. Another tradition maintains the name is a transfer from Auburndale, Massachusetts.
Auburndale's WLBL (AM) is one of the oldest radio stations in the United States (1923). It was the second station in the Wisconsin Public Radio Network, relaying programs of WHA (AM) Madison for northern Wisconsin listeners. They are still the only two AM stations on the network.
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Start Auburndale’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Auburndale’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Auburndale, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Auburndale is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Auburndale has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Hamilton and Catherine Roddis House in Marshfield, 7.6 miles away.
Auburndale and the nearest listed places
Closest to Auburndale
Hamilton and Catherine Roddis HouseMarshfield · Colonial Revival · Built 19147.6mi
Marshfield Senior High SchoolMarshfield · Modern Movement7.8mi
Central Wisconsin State Fair Round BarnMarshfield · Built 19158.1mi
Pleasant Hill Residential Historic DistrictMarshfield · Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals8.1mi
Wahle-Laird HouseMarshfield · Built 19048.1miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.