Willard is an

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located in the town of Hendren,

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, United States. Willard is west-southwest of

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. Willard has a

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with ZIP code 54493.

History

The post office at Willard, and in turn the settlement itself, was named after Willard Foster (1876–1945), the youngest son of Nathaniel Caldwell Foster (1834–1923). Foster established the Foster Lumber Company in

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, and the company founded Willard in 1911. Slovenian National Home hall in Willard Wisconsin

The 1918 ''History of Clark County'' described Willard like this:

Willard is a thriving place on the ''Fairchild & Northeastern'' ailroad between Fairchild and Greenwood. It has two stores, a cheese factory, a boarding house, a
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and a school. A few years ago Ignatz Ceznic started to organize a colony of Slavs and kindred nationalities in the wilderness in the town of Hendren. Today that country is dotted with scores of prosperous farms, and the village of Willard is the market place for them. Mr. Ceznic had the backing of the Foster Lumbering Company, of Fairchild, in his work.

Images

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References

Unincorporated communities in Clark County, Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin {{ClarkCountyWI-geo-stub