Wausau in Marathon County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Heinemann Bros. Bee Hive Store

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 5, 2022

1. Heinemann Bros. Bee Hive Store Marker

Inscription. Here, on January 21, 1886, electric lights
first brightened downtown Wausau.

Wausau Historic Landmarks Commission
Wisconsin Public Service Corp.
January 21, 1986

Erected 1986 by Wausau Historic Landmarks Commission; and Wisconsin Public Service Corp.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Events. A significant historical date for this entry is January 21, 1886.

Location. 44° 57.564′ N, 89° 37.686′ W. Marker is in Wausau, Wisconsin, in Marathon County. Marker is on North 3rd Street north of Washington Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, at the south corner of the front facade. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 316 North 3rd Street, Wausau WI 54403, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Federal Building (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pioneer Rehabilitation Center (about 600 feet away); Third Marathon County Courthouse (about 700 feet away); Wausau Club (about 700 feet away); Battle of the Bulge Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War I Guardian Angel Monument (approx. 0.2 miles

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away); Wausau Water Works (approx. ¼ mile away); Cutler Post Monument (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wausau.

Also see . . . History of Wisconsin Public Service in Wausau.

Electric utility development in Wausau had its beginning with Wausau Electric Light and Power Company in 1883 and expanded to include the Wausau Electric Light Company in 1889.
The first light in Wausau was furnished by a dynamo installed in 1883 at what was Leahy and Beebe Lumber Mill. The first commercial light occurred in 1885 when Heinemann Brothers store was lighted by forty 20-candlepower lamps.

(Submitted on December 31, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 5, 2022

2. Heinemann Bros. Bee Hive Store Marker

(marker is mounted at southeast [left] corner of building)

Heinemann Bros. Bee Hive Store Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 5, 2022

3. Heinemann Bros. Bee Hive Store Building

Credits. This page was last revised on January 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 161 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 31, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.