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Perkinstown, Wisconsin
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Looking southeast across the north end of Lake Kathryn from Lake Road, in April
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 Perkinstown, Wisconsin
Location in Wisconsin
Perkinstown, Wisconsin
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Taylor |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1580118 |
Perkinstown is an unincorporated community located in the town of Grover, Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States. The hamlet is scattered around Lake Kathryn, surrounded by Chequamegon National Forest, 10 miles (16 km) east-northeast of Gilman, reached by County Highway M and several gravel roads.
History
Logging began in the area around the 1860s. The first homesteaders staked their claims nearby in 1882. In 1892 Shaws started a leather tannery in Perkinstown, using hemlock bark from the surrounding forests, and for a time dumping the waste sludge in Kathryn Lake. By 1893 the town had six saloons. In 1900 the tannery shut down. In 1933 the Perkinstown CCC Camp opened nearby, and helped build the Winter Sports Area, among other projects.
- More details on history are in Mary Schultz's compilation, in the references above.
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