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Pittsville
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Pittsville
Total population
823
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Overview
Pittsville is a city in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. Located in a rural part of the county, Pittsville is surrounded by parks and public land, including; North Wood County Park and Campground, Powers Bluff, Dexter County Park and Campground, Sherwood County Park and Campground, Wood County Forest, Sandhill State Wildlife Area, and Black River State Forest. The population was 813 at the 2020 census. Pittsville is recognized as the exact center of Wisconsin.
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History
The first settler in the Pittsville area was James Quick Severn, arriving in 1849, but then leaving. Oliver Wright Pitts and his family arrived in late 1856. They lived in a barn-like structure on the riverbank on what is now the south side of town, which served as a "stopping place" (back-country inn) for loggers moving up and down the Yellow River. Oliver started a sawmill and the place was first called "Pitt's Mill." By 1858, when Oliver's father and family arrived, three other men had joined him there. Oliver's son Thomas taught the first school in 1859. The Pitts also built a shingle mill, and a hotel in the 1870s. Several early mills in Pittsville sawed hardwood into barrel staves and headings, wagon stock, and hubs and spokes for wheels. The population grew. General stores opened and closed. Charles Houston served as a druggist for the town starting in 1879. Catholic services were first held around 1879 and a Congregational church was organized in 1881. A blacksmith shop started in 1881 or 1882.
Geography
Pittsville is located at (44.440409, -90.128249). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
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- • NOAA National Weather Service
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- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library