| Wisconsin (Marathon County), Knowlton — John Baptiste DuBay — 1810 — 1887 |
| | Son of a Menominee Indian Princess •
Son-in-Law of Chief Oshkosh •
Treaty-Maker • Interpreter •
Indian Trader • Firm Friend of White Men. — Map (db m1780) |
| Wisconsin (Marathon County), Mosinee — First Workers' Compensation Law |
| | The Wisconsin Workmen's Compensation Act of 1911 assured victims of work-related accidents or illnesses just compensation regardless of fault. With this law, enacted on May 3, 1911, Wisconsin became the first state to have a constitutional system for providing medical expenses, wage loss payments, or death benefits to employees or their families. The law is regarded as a pioneering act of social legislation and a major accomplishment of Wisconsin's progressive movement.
On September 1, . . . — Map (db m17859) |
| Wisconsin (Marathon County), Poniatowski — Geological Marker |
| | This spot in Section 14, in the Town of Rietbrock, Marathon County is the exact center of the northern half of the Western Hemisphere. It is here that the 90th meridian of longitude bisects the 45th parallel of latitude, meaning it is exactly halfway between the North Pole and the Equator, and is a quarter of the way around the earth from Greenwich, England.
Marathon County Park Commission — Map (db m2507) |
| Wisconsin (Marathon County), Rothschild — Wisconsin's First Home-Built Flying Machine |
| | On June 23, 1911, near this location, Wausau native John Schwister became a pioneer of Wisconsin aviation. Research indicates that on this date Schwister flew the state's first home-built airplane capable of sustained, powered flight. Constructed of wooden ribs covered with light cotton cloth and powered by an early-model aircraft engine, Schwister's biplane flew for several hundred feet at a maximum altitude of twenty feet. Calling his plane the Minnesota-Badger, Schwister began the . . . — Map (db m6056) |
| Wisconsin (Marathon County), Wausau — Ancient Ripples |
| | 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 sand grains cemented and transformed into sandstone, and eventually, with more heat and pressure, into quartzite, a very hard rock. This process preserved these ripple marks.
For the next several hundred years, extensive weathering and erosion . . . — Map (db m16319) |
| Wisconsin (Marathon County), Wausau — 180 — First Teachers Training School in Wisconsin — 1899 • 1943 |
| | Rural Teacher Training needs became apparent in Marathon County before the turn of the century. John F. Lamont, Marathon County School Superintendent, investigated the problem and urged Senator A. L. Kruetzer to introduce legislation in the 1887 session of the Wisconsin Legislature. The Marathon County Board appropriated $12,000 for construction of a building, completed in October 1902, to house classes for the Training School for Teachers and the Agriculture and Domestic Economy. Classes . . . — Map (db m8347) |
| Wisconsin (Marathon County), Wausau — Monadnocks |
| | 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, Rib Mountain is four miles long and over one mile wide. Its curved, rib-like shape gave the "hill" its name. From this vista, you can see two other monadnocks — Mosinee Hill, a dumbbell-shaped formation slightly to the southeast, and Hardwood . . . — Map (db m16316) |
| Wisconsin (Marathon County), Wausau — Mountain View |
| | 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 soaring overhead on a current of warm air. Or, you might watch the dark clouds of a thunderstorm as they travel across the sky. Take a few moments to enjoy this spectacular view. — Map (db m8466) |
| Wisconsin (Marathon County), Wausau — Rib Mountain State Park |
| | 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 commonwealth
on January 26, 1923, by the estate of
Jacob Gensman
The park was enlarged to 160 acres
by the Kiwanis Club of Wausau
This area was originally sandy beach
swept by the ocean. The sand was
finally hardened to quartzite rock
and by [slow] upheaval tilted on edge
and raised to its . . . — Map (db m8479) |
| Wisconsin (Marathon County), Wausau — Rib Mountain State Park |
| | 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 of mountains, the geologist is able to picture the mountains that once covered all of Wisconsin. During countless ages these mountains were gradually worn down to a plain. In a few places a harder ridge or peak called a monadnock still rises . . . — Map (db m16367) |
| Wisconsin (Marathon County), Wausau — To Charles E. Parker |
| | 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 the Kiwanis Club of Wausau in 1920, and of its ultimate dedication to the enjoyment of all who love beauty.
As fellow-Kiwanians in the club of which he was a principal founder and first president, we ask you, wayfarer, to join us in a tribute of . . . — Map (db m16313) |
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