Editing Fifield, Wisconsin (section)

==History==
Fifield was founded in 1876, where the [[Wisconsin Central Railroad (1871–99)|Wisconsin Central Railroad]] crossed the south fork of the Flambeau River in the big northern forest. The town is named after [[Sam Fifield]], a politician and businessperson who served as Wisconsin's [[List of lieutenant governors of Wisconsin|14th]] [[Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin|Lieutenant Governor]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Wisconsin Blue Book, 1885 edition |pages=416}}</ref>

As logging boomed and the population grew, a town hall was built in 1882, but burned in the fire of 1893, along with Fifield's whole business district of 60 buildings. The following spring, the town rebuilt the current hall with the same dimensions, headed by carpenter Theodore Ristin.