Central Wisconsin Part 2
Babcock
Population: 126
Babcock is a census-designated place located in Wood County.
Trivia:
Its motto is "Birds, Bogs, and Bucks."
Birnamwood
Population: 802
Birnamwood is a village in Marathon and Shawano counties.
Trivia:
Until the 1990s, Birnamwood was home to the world's largest fiberglass badger.
Bowler
Population: 302
Bowler is a village in Shawano County.
Trivia:
Bowler was named for Col. J. C. Bowler, who owned a tract of land near the town site.
Colby
Population: 1852
Colby is a city in Clark and Marathon counties.
Trivia:
When the Wisconsin Central Railroad was building its line through the wilderness heading toward Lake Superior, it finished its 1872
construction season with rails completed to the site of today's Colby. The place was initially called "Section 53," but the railroad renamed
the station in honor of Charles L. Colby, partner in the construction company that was building the railroad, and the son of the railroad's
financier Gardner L. Colby.
Colby is the birthplace of Colby cheese. A historical marker in downtown Colby commemorates the development of Colby cheese by Joseph
Steinwand in 1874.
Coloma
Population: 450
Coloma is a village in Waushara County.
Trivia:
Glover Bluff crater, a meteor crater, is located about 4 miles south of Coloma.
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