Iola Mills Marker

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Iola in Waupaca County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Iola Mills

By Keith L, July 12, 2010

1. Iola Mills Marker

Inscription. 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

Erected 2008 by the Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 518.)

Location. 44° 30.598′ N, 89° 7.861′ W. Marker is in Iola, Wisconsin, in Waupaca County. Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street (State Highway 49) and Mill Street (State Highway 161) on North Main Street. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 North Main Street, Iola WI 54945, United States of America.

By Keith L, July 12, 2010

2. Iola Mills Marker

The marker is between the boulder and highway signage.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Iola Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); 1999 Father's Day Fire (approx. 0.2 miles away); Birthplace of Numismatic News (approx. 0.3 miles away); Birthplace of the Iola Old Car Show (approx. 0.3 miles away); Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer (approx. 2.7 miles away); Iola Winter Sports Club (approx. 4.3 miles away); Amherst Fire District (approx. 8.6 miles away); A Line in Time (approx. 9.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Iola.

Also see . . . History of Iola Mills. (Submitted on September 23, 2012, by Melinda Roberts of De Pere, United States.)

By Melinda Roberts, September 19, 2012

3. Iola Mills Marker

By Melinda Roberts, September 19, 2012

4. Iola Mills Marker

By Melinda Roberts, September 19, 2012

5. Iola Mills Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on July 12, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 297 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 12, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 23, 2012, by Melinda Roberts of De Pere, United States.