All Aboard to Craiglow

On this day in 1874, the Grant County Herald of Lancaster and the Grant County Witness of Platteville announced to readers that the Galena & Southern Wisconsin Railroad was now regularly making trips from Galena as far north as Craiglow, which would soon be known as Cuba City.

Image of the Cuba City depot from the "Remember When" DVD put together by Beanie Loeffelholz and the City of Presidents.

According to the Witness, two trains made the trip from Galena to Craiglow and back daily.

The name "Craiglow" referred to local farmer and landowner Solomon A. Craiglow, who became one of Cuba City's founding fathers when part of his property was platted for the new settlement in 1875.

This detail from Asher and Adam's 1874 map of Wisconsin shows the route of the new railroad extending north from Galena, including the station at "Craglow's." (Digitized by the Wisconsin Historical Society.)