Foster, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Encyclopedia
Foster is an unincorporated community in the town of Clear Creek
in Eau Claire County
, Wisconsin
, United States
. It lies approximately 9 miles south-southwest of Fall Creek
, 7 miles southeast of Cleghorn
, and 6 miles northwest of Osseo
. Located primarily along Eau Claire County Highway "HH", it is flanked on the west by U.S. Highway 53 and on the east by Interstate 94
, being the site of I-94's exit #81 in Wisconsin, placing it 11 miles southeast along the freeway from southeastern Eau Claire
and 7 miles northwest of Osseo.
to the community from Fairchild
in 1912.
tornado
that struck Foster on August 27, 1994.
Clear Creek, Wisconsin
As of the census of 2000, there were 712 people, 268 households, and 216 families residing in the town. The population density was 19.8 people per square mile . There were 278 housing units at an average density of 7.7 per square mile . The racial makeup of the town was 99.16% White, 0.42% from...
in Eau Claire County
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Eau Claire County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2010, the population estimate was 98,736. Its county seat is Eau Claire....
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It lies approximately 9 miles south-southwest of Fall Creek
Fall Creek, Wisconsin
Fall Creek is a village in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,236 at the 2000 census. The village is located within and entirely surrounded by the Town of Lincoln.-Geography:Fall Creek is located at ....
, 7 miles southeast of Cleghorn
Cleghorn, Wisconsin
Cleghorn is an unincorporated community in the east central part of the town of Pleasant Valley in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States, about six miles south of Eau Claire. Cleghorn is located one mile east of Wis. 93 along Eau Claire County Highway "HH", at the junction of "HH", "I", and "V"...
, and 6 miles northwest of Osseo
Osseo, Wisconsin
Osseo is a city located in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, at the confluence of the North and South Forks of the Buffalo River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,669.-Geography:...
. Located primarily along Eau Claire County Highway "HH", it is flanked on the west by U.S. Highway 53 and on the east by Interstate 94
Interstate 94
Interstate 94 is the northernmost east–west Interstate Highway, connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain regions of the United States. I-94's western terminus is in Billings, Montana at a junction with Interstate 90; its eastern terminus is the U.S...
, being the site of I-94's exit #81 in Wisconsin, placing it 11 miles southeast along the freeway from southeastern Eau Claire
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Eau Claire is a city located in the west-central part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 65,883 as of the 2010 census, making it the largest municipality in the northwestern portion of the state, and the 9th largest in the state overall. It is the county seat of Eau Claire County,...
and 7 miles northwest of Osseo.
History
The community was originally called Emmett, but the name was changed to Foster in honor of George E. Foster who financed a railroad, the Foster RailroadFoster Railroad
The Fairchild and North-Eastern Railway was a common-carrier railroad organized in 1897, the successor road of several earlier logging lines of the N.C. Foster Lumber Company of Fairchild, Wisconsin. It connected Fairchild with Foster, via Hay Creek, in southern Eau Claire County. In 1913, the...
to the community from Fairchild
Fairchild, Wisconsin
Fairchild is a village in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 564 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Fairchild.-Geography:Fairchild is located at ....
in 1912.
1994 Tornado
Two people were killed by an F3Fujita scale
The Fujita scale , or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating tornado intensity, based primarily on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures and vegetation...
tornado
Tornado
A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider...
that struck Foster on August 27, 1994.