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WISE TOWNSHIP
 T147N X R79W       
 
Latitude = 47.5517 N
Longitude = 100.7234 W
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Ethel

This was a farm post office established January 15, 1898 with Dan Williams pm. It was located in NW 1/4 Sec. 27-147-79, Wise Twp., twelve miles NE of Turtle Lake on the shore of Brush Lake. It was named for nearby Ethel Lake, Named for the daughter of John Merry, a local rancher. Ethel is a Teutonic name meaning Noble. The post office closed October 15, 1900 with mail to Turtle Lake.

 

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School Number 1  Section 10

 

  School Number 4  Section 5

 

Cemeteries

Saint Pauls Cemetery  Section 31

Peace Lutheran Cemetery  Section 7

 

 

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