Conover, Vilas County, Wisconsin

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Conover is the furthest upstream town on the Wisconsin River. A small town, it began in the late 19th Century and survives today. At one time it was a station on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, and a branch line extended from Conover to Phelps.

A long-time landmark in the town was Denton's a gift shop, which, according to an article in the Wisconsin Conservation Bulletin, began as an outlet for the manufacture of cedar souviners.

Charles P. Forbes

August 9, 2006

Comprehensive References

Draeger, Jim, Extra Tip: Timber Taverns, Wisconsin Trails, 44:5, October 2003, pp. 64-67, Black Earth, WI, 2003. View Full Record

Emerson, Charles, Wisconsin Scenic and Historic Trails, Madison, 1933. View Full Record

Kaysen, James, Railroads of Wisconsin, 1827-1937., Boston, MA, 1937. View Full Record

Pioneer Lake Lutheran Church, Cookbook, Conover, 1990. View Full Record

Zielke and Jefferson , History of Pioneer Lake utheran Church, Pioneer Lake Lutheran Church Cookbook, pp. 1-4., Conover, 1990. View Full Record

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Hedberg, Jim, Conover, Vilas County Chamer of Commerce: Vilas County Headwaters to Wisconsin, 1998, p. 6, Eagle River, 1998. View Full Record

Huhti, Thomas, Wisconsin Handbook, Including Door County, First Edition, Chico, CA, 1997. View Full Record

Schmidt, Floyd, Switch Lamps in the Pines, Eagle River, 2009. View Full Record

Steigerwaldt, Edward, Forests: Meal Ticket for Small Communities: XVII. Conover, Vilas County, Wisconsin Conservation Bulletin, 21:5, May 1956, pp. 18-19., Madison, 1956. View Full Record

Vilas County News-Review, Vilas County News-Review's 2009 Headwaters Area Guide, Published Annually, Eagle River, 2009. View Full Record

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