Packard is an

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located in the town of

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, United States.

Geography

Packard is located at the intersection of Country Trunk Highway RR and Chapin Road,''Stephenson Quadrangle Wisconsin–Michigan, 15 Minute Series (Topographic)''. 1963. Map, 1:62,500. Washington, DC: U. S. Geological Survey. at an elevation of . It is connected by road to McAllister to the south and

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to the north.

History

Packard was a stop between McAllister and Koss on the Wisconsin & Michigan (W. & M.) Railway line from Bagley Junction to Iron Mountain. The rail line through Packard was discontinued in 1938, when the tracks were torn out and the rolling stock sold off. The entire town was destroyed by a forest fire in October, 1908.

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* Unincorporated communities in Marinette County, Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin {{MarinetteCountyWI-geo-stub