Shanagolden began as an intentional lumbering community in 1901 when the Nash Lumber Company bought 40,000 acres in Ashland and Sawyer counties of Wisconsin. The company owners were Thomas Nash, his sons Guy and James Nash, and William Vilas.
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Founded in the 13th century, it is described in early documents as "St. Catherine's in Ui Conaill". The Catholic Church, built in 1814, had been rebuilt several ...
The Wisconsin Architecture & History Inventory is a collection of information on historic buildings, structures, sites, objects, and historic districts that ...
Shanagolden began as an intentional lumbering community in 1901 when the Nash Lumber Company bought 40,000 acres in Ashland and Sawyer counties of Wisconsin.