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Hixton’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Hixton. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story

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The community was started by John L. Hicks, who came to the area in 1854. The town of Hixton (formed out of a piece of Albion) was formed and named in 1856. The community was at first named Williamport, and later Pole Grove. The local post office was established in 1856 as "Pole Grove," and was renamed Hixton in 1874. The Green Bay and Minnesota Railroad came through the area and opened a station at Hixton in 1873. The community was incorporated in 1920.

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Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Hixton is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hixton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Union High School in Black River Falls, 10 miles away.

Hixton and the nearest listed places

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Union High SchoolFranklin E. and Eva E. Keefe HouseBlack River Falls Public LibrarySpring Creek SchoolBlack River Falls Commercial Historic DistrictBlack Hawk Powwow Grounds

Closest to Hixton

Union High SchoolBlack River Falls · Building10miFranklin E. and Eva E. Keefe HouseBlack River Falls · Building10miBlack River Falls Public LibraryBlack River Falls · Built 191410.1miSpring Creek SchoolAlbion · Building10.2miBlack River Falls Commercial Historic DistrictBlack River Falls · District10.2mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Union High School’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Hixton?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Hixton’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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Stories next door

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📜 Hixton📜 Curran📜 Garden Valley📜 Alma Center

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