Foster Township

Clark County
Townships

Foster Township

written and contributed by Kay Scholtz <scholtz@tznet.com>

Note: There are presently 33 townships in Clark County.
Thirty-two townships are of standard size each covering six square miles.
The Township of Foster includes two 6 square mile areas.

The record of Foster's creation is uncertain but it most likely was organized in the 1920's, being the last township formed in Clark County. Foster contains two township areas, and much of the land is a part of the Clark County Forest and Recreation Zone. In 1882, Nathaniel C. Foster of Fairchild built a railroad, the Fairchild & Northeastern R. R. Co., opening up the area through the township. The railroad was financed and constructed without any public aid or grants, through the energy of Mr. Foster. It's believed the town was named for him. N. C. Foster originated from Tioga County, New York, being born there in 1834. In 1891 he was known as the largest lumber manufacturer and dealer in West Central Wisconsin, owning about 15,000 acres of good timber in Eau Claire and Clark Counties. The timber supplied the large mills he owned at Fairchild, WI, which were established in 1877. Nathaniel C. Foster died in 1923.