Editing Denmark, Wisconsin (section)

===Later history===
The last passenger train to come through the village was on April 30, 1971.<ref name=rr/>

In 1981, [[Interstate 43]] opened just west of the village.<ref name=unique>{{cite news |last=Langenkamp |first=Don |date=September 10, 1980 |title=Our Denmark Unique Among Denmarks |newspaper=Green Bay Press-Gazette |location=Green Bay, Wisconsin }}</ref>

On September 7, 1988, a Chicago & Northwestern train derailed as it was passing the Lake to Lake cheese plant. 20 of the 144 train cars derailed, including several that were carrying [[sulfuric acid]] and [[fuel oil]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Hildebrand |first=Scott |title=Derailment investigated |newspaper=Green Bay Press-Gazette |location=Green Bay, Wisconsin |date=September 8, 1988 }}</ref> The train also had cars that were carrying [[chlorine]], however, the engineer did not know which cars contained the chemical, and the wind was blowing towards a residential district.<ref>{{cite news|last=Walter |first=Tony |title=Officers faced tough decision on evacuation |newspaper=Green Bay Press-Gazette |location=Green Bay, Wisconsin |date=September 9, 1988 }}</ref> This information led the village and county officials to evacuate a large portion of the village.<ref>{{cite news|last=Walter |first=Tony |title=Evacuation order irks railroad official |newspaper=Green Bay Press-Gazette |location=Green Bay, Wisconsin |date=September 9, 1988 }}</ref> It was soon found that none of the chemicals had leaked, and residents were allowed to return to their homes.<ref name=rr/>

In 1996, [[Wisconsin Central Ltd.]], which had bought the train line from Chicago & Northwestern, abandoned the tracks between Denmark and [[Rockwood, Wisconsin]]<ref name=rr/> The abandoned rail line was converted into the [[Devil's River State Trail]], which was completed in 2013.<ref name=rr/>