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Hustler’s history is
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The story

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A post office called Hustler was established in 1891, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1985. The village was so named from the fact its original settlers were hustlers (i.e. "one full of energy and push"). Hustler has been noted for its unusual place name.

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2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Hustler is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hustler has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Henry and Barbara Bierbauer House in New Lisbon, 5 miles away.

Hustler and the nearest listed places

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Henry and Barbara Bierbauer HouseKendalls DepotSt. Lucas Evangelical German Lutheran Church and CemeteryJuneau County CourthouseBenjamin Boorman HouseTomah Boy Scout Cabin

Closest to Hustler

Henry and Barbara Bierbauer HouseNew Lisbon · Built 18695miKendalls DepotKendall · Built 19007.8miSt. Lucas Evangelical German Lutheran Church and CemeteryGlendale · Built 189910.1miJuneau County CourthouseMauston · Built 193811miBenjamin Boorman HouseMauston · Built 187711.1mi

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. Henry and Barbara Bierbauer House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Hustler?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Hustler’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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📜 Fountain📜 Camp Douglas📜 Orange📜 New Lisbon

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