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Ashland is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located mostly in Ashland County but extending into Bayfield County as well. The city is a port on Lake Superior. The population was 8,620 at the 2000 census.

There is also a Town of Ashland in Ashland County located about 15 miles southeast of the city.

Northland College and Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College are located in Ashland.

The city of Ashland sits on the junction of U.S. Highway 2 and Wisc. Highway 13.

Four flags have flown over this area: Spanish, French, English and American. This was part of the original Northwest Territory and was contained inside the borders of three states. Eight different Indian nations have lived on Chequamegon Bay. Later settlers included European explorers, missionaries and fur traders, and more recently the Yankees who platted and developed the lands, the railroaders, shippers, loggers, entrepreneurs and settlers.

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