Pureair, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
46°47′25″N 90°50′51″W / 46.79028°N 90.84750°W / 46.79028; -90.84750Country United StatesState WisconsinCountyBayfieldTownBayfieldElevation
200 m (650 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code(s)715 and 534GNIS feature ID1577781[1]

Pureair is an unincorporated community located in the town of Bayfield, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

The area was named after the Pureair Sanatorium which treated tuberculosis patients from Bayfield County, Iron County and Ashland County, as well as some veterans of World War I, between the years 1920–1975. The sanatorium has since been demolished.[2][3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Pureair, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "An analysis of Dane County Lakeview Sanatorium property". The Real Estate Collection. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "Pureair Sanatorium". MBendi Information services.
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