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Big Bull Falls
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By K. Linzmeier, May 16, 2011 | |
| | | 1. Big Bull Falls Marker | | |
Inscription.
On this site known as
Big Bull Falls
Wisconsin Pinery
now the City of Wausau
George Stevens
pioneer lumberman
established the first
white settlement
1839
This tablet placed by
Wausau Chapter
Daughters of the
American Revolution
1929
[DAR insignia]
Erected 1929 by the Wausau Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Marker series. This marker is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution marker series.
Location. 44° 57.677′ N, 89° 38.026′ W. Marker is in Wausau, Wisconsin, in Marathon County. Marker can be reached from Scott Street (State Highway 52) near Washington Street. Click for map. Marker is in Big Bull Falls Historic Park. A small parking area inside the park can be reached from eastbound Washington Street. Marker is at or near this postal address: 204 West Scott Street, Wausau WI 54403, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Big Bull Falls • Birthplace of Wausau (here, next to this marker); Why is it called Big Bull Falls? (a few steps from this marker); Business Boomed at Big Bull Falls (within shouting distance of this marker); Wausau Water Works (approx. 0.2 miles away); Third Marathon County Courthouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Battle of the Bulge Monument (approx. half a mile away); World War I Guardian Angel Monument (approx. half a mile away); Cutler Post Monument (approx. half a mile away). Click for a list of all markers in Wausau.| | | | 
By K. Linzmeier, May 16, 2011 | |
| | | 2. Big Bull Falls Marker | | |
More about this marker. Big Bull Falls was named because from down the river the falls sound like the lowing of a bull.
Source: Milwaukee Journal, Sept. 25, 1921
Also see . . .
1. History - The Wausau Story. City of Wausau. (Submitted on May 19, 2011.)
2. Wisconsin River Pinery. Wisconsin Historical Society. (Submitted on May 19, 2011.)
3. The Wisconsin Pinery. Portage County Historical Society. (Submitted on May 19, 2011.)
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By K. Linzmeier, May 16, 2011 | |
| | | 3. Big Bull Falls Marker | | |
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By K. Linzmeier, May 16, 2011 | |
| | | 4. Big Bull Falls Historic Park | | The marker is at the left edge of the photo. | | |
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By K. Linzmeier, May 16, 2011 | |
| | | 5. Big Bull Falls Historic Park Sign | Wausau Park System
[Scott Street at Washington Street] | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on May 19, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 160 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 19, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
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