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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTZQ_business-boomed-at-big-bull-falls_Wausau-WI.html
The earliest American settlers were drawn to Big Bull Falls for the timber business, but other businesses soon sprouted. Lumbermen and their families needed supplies and services. Soon after George Stevens built the first sawmill Wausau began to g…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAOJ_rib-mountain-state-park_Wausau-WI.html
This park is located on the summit of Rib Mountain, one of the most prominent isolated hills in Wisconsin. Just as the stump covered field enables us to picture the forest that has long since been cut - so by the study of the old worn down stumps …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMANA_ancient-ripples_Wausau-WI.html
Imagine this area over two billion years ago, covered by the waters of an ancient Precambrian sea. This ocean deposited sand on the sea floor, and these ripple marks on the rocks in front of you formed by wave action in the sand. Over time, the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAN7_monadnocks_Wausau-WI.html
Geologists have determined that Rib Mountain is more than 1.7 billion years old — one of the oldest rock formations on earth. In fact, three large quartzite hills, or monadnocks, are found here in the Wausau area. The largest monadnock, R…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAN4_to-charles-e-parker_Wausau-WI.html
For ourselves and for every person who has found pleasure, peace and kinship with nature in these lovely acres, these lands are inscribed by the Kiwanis Club of Wausau. Charles E. Parker was the prime mover in the acquisition of this land by th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5C3_rib-mountain-state-park_Wausau-WI.html
The summit of this rock is the highest known point in the state -1940 feet above sea level- This land, forty acres in area,was presented to the commonwealthon January 26, 1923, by the estate of Jacob Gensman The park was enlarged to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5BP_mountain-view_Wausau-WI.html
Towering 1,940 feet above sea level, Rib Mountain is the third highest point in Wisconsin. From here, you can look out over the patchwork of homes, factories and farm land that covers the landscape. You may even see a hawk or turkey vulture so…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM58Z_first-teachers-training-school-in-wisconsin_Wausau-WI.html
Rural Teacher Training needs became apparent in Marathon County before the turn of the century. John F. Lamont, Marathon County School Superintendent, investigat?ed the problem and urged Senator A. L. Kruetzer to introduce legislation in the 1887 …
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