Pureair, Wisconsin

Pureair, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Pureair
Pureair
Coordinates: 46°47′25″N 90°50′51″W / 46.79028°N 90.84750°W / 46.79028; -90.84750Coordinates: 46°47′25″N 90°50′51″W / 46.79028°N 90.84750°W / 46.79028; -90.84750
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Bayfield
Town Bayfield
Elevation 650 ft (200 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 715 and 534
GNIS feature ID 1577781[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]

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