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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXR6_the-precambrian-rocks_Cadott-WI.html
From here you can see Precambrian rocks exposed along the river below the dam. Although mostly covered by a dark gray coating of carbon, their fresh pinkish gray colors show where they have been scoured off by floodwaters. We are looking at rocks …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX9Y_old-abe-the-war-eagle_Jim-Falls-WI.html
In the Spring of 1861 a band of hungry Chippewa Indians came to the McCann farm just across the river from here and traded a young eagle for corn. The eagle became a family pet. When Company C, 8th Wisconsin was organized at Eau Claire for Civil W…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX1V_stanleys-mill_Chippewa-Falls-WI.html
This is the former site of a dam, a grindstone and an electrical power plant, locally known as "Stanley's Mill." It was also used as a log sluiceway and popular recreation area. First used on December 26, 1877, the electrical plant furnished power…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX03_cadott-hub-and-spoke-factory_Cadott-WI.html
In 1880, Captain Ellery Clark of DePere, Wisconsin moved his hub and spoke factory to Cadott. Clark had been a steam boat operator moving logs on the Fox River. He was drawn to the Cadott area because of the high quality and abundant supply of whi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVZJ_western-bohemian-fraternal-association_Cadott-WI.html
The ZCBJ Lodge Hall which 45 charter members built in 1907 is a tangible symbol of the ethnic heritage - social, fraternal and philosophical ideals of the Czech immigrants settling 7 miles north of Cadott.
SOKOL, a gymnastic organization, perfo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVAB_veterans-memorial_Stanley-WI.html
"May Their SacrificeNever Be Forgotten"
American LegionVictory Post 112
Dedicated on Memorial DayMay 31, 2010
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUZW_pulpwood-stacker_Cornell-WI.html
The Cornell Pulpwood Stacker is believed to be the last of its kind in the world and is listed in the State and National Register of Public Places. Designed and constructed in 1911-12 by the Joors Manufacturing Co., of England for the Cornell Wood…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUZC_cornell-womens-club-tablet_Cornell-WI.html
This tablet was erected in 1931by The Women's Club ofCornell, Wisconsinand serves a twofold purpose.—On the hillside below, unmarked and obliterated, are many Indian graves of days long past. At a later period this plot became the burial gro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUYR_ezra-cornell_Cornell-WI.html
Ezra Cornell was the man who founded the City of Cornell, Wisconsin, but actually never lived here. Cornell was born in 1807 in New York State of Quaker parents. He was a farmer, inventor, businessman, statesman, and a philanthropist. He became a …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUYJ_jean-brunet_Cornell-WI.html
Jean Brunet is one of the most noteworthy pioneers of the Chippewa Valley. Born in France in 1791, Brunet immigrated to this country in 1818 and moved to Chippewa Falls in 1828. He built the first dams on the Chippewa River at Chippewa Falls and B…