Iola Mills

Iola Mills (HMM00)

Location: Iola, WI 54945 Waupaca County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 30.598', W 89° 7.861'

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Colonel J.W. Chandler, S.S. Chandler, and S. Miller built Iola's first dam and sawmill in 1853. The partners then constructed a grist mill, adding a flour mill two years later. In 1860, Henry Wipf purchased a controlling interest in the Iola Mills. Wipf secured sole ownership to his two sons, Jacob and Conrad, who renamed it J. & C. Wipf Mills.

The Wipfs continued investing in the property, adding a rail spur in 1893. They rebuilt the sawmill and added a stone engine house and mill office in 1898. Four generations of the family owned and operated the business for over 100 years, ending with Fredrick J. Wipf.

When area lumbering diminished in 1930, the Wipfs demolished the sawmill, but the business continued to plane wood and to mill feed until the complex closed in 1963.

Erected 2008
Wisconsin Historical Society
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HM NumberHMM00
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
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Marker Number518
Year Placed2008
Placed ByThe Wisconsin Historical Society
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Date Added Thursday, September 18th, 2014 at 10:52pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 330617 N 4930724
Decimal Degrees44.50996667, -89.13101667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 30.598', W 89° 7.861'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 30' 35.88" N, 89° 7' 51.66" W
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Area Code(s)715
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 407 Main St, Iola WI 54945, US
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