Curtiss

Curtiss is a village in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 198 at the 2000 census. Curtiss is located at 44°57′13″N 90°26′0″W / 44.95361°N 90.433333°W / 44.95361; -90.433333 (44.953574, -90.433228). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land. Curtiss was established as a rural railroad station in 1882 and is named after the chief engineer who built the railroad. The village of Curtiss was platted November 17, 1882, having been surveyed by Edwin Parks. The surrounding area was occupied primarily by Norwegian and German emigrants. The primary industries were dairy farming and lumber. By the 1890s, several cheese factories were...