Rugby Junction, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

Rugby Junction is an unincorporated community in the town of Polk, Washington County, Wisconsin, United States.^[1]

History

The night of October 16, 1901, two Chicago-bound freight trains collided on the Wisconsin Central Railway tracks between Colgate and Rugby Junction. Two cars derailed, but no injuries were reported.^[2]

Notes

1. "Rugby Junction, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Central is Tied up". The Herald. Readstown, Wisconsin. October 24, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved February 7, 2021.