Near Stevens Point in Portage County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Jordan Dam and Power Plant
Photographed By Keith L, July 4, 2009
1. Jordan Dam and Power Plant Marker
Inscription.
Jordan Dam and Power Plant. . About 1840, near this site, Bloomer and Harper built one of the important early sawmills in northern Wisconsin. It was long known as McGreer's Mill, named for an early owner. By 1890, over 700 million feet of lumber, much of it sawed here, was floated down river to the Wisconsin. From 1904 to 1965 the power plant, viewed across the stream and built by the Stevens Point Power Company, pioneering the water diversion principle, produced auxiliary electricity for the Stevens Point area. When the land east of the river was platted in 1856, the settlement, known as Jordan, contained 40 buildings and 165 persons.
About 1840, near this site, Bloomer & Harper built one of the important early sawmills in northern Wisconsin. It was long known as McGreer's Mill, named for an early owner. By 1890, over 700 million feet of lumber, much of it sawed here, was floated down river to the Wisconsin. From 1904 to 1965 the power plant, viewed across the stream and built by the Stevens Point Power Company, pioneering the water diversion principle, produced auxiliary electricity for the Stevens Point area. When the land east of the river was platted in 1856, the settlement, known as Jordan, contained 40 buildings and 165 persons.
Erected 1971 by the Portage County Historical Society. (Marker Number 81.)
Location. 44° 34.545′ N, 89° 30.143′ W. Marker is near Stevens Point, Wisconsin, in Portage County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of State Highway 66 and Deer Lane, on the right when traveling east. Marker is in Jordan County Park, 0.1 mile beyond the park's entrance gate. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stevens Point WI 54481, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. This is a Wisconsin Registered Landmark – Number 81. An old newspaper article reported that the marker was sponsored by the Portage County Historical Society with the financial backing of the County Park Commission.
Photographed By Keith L, July 4, 2009
2. Jordan Dam and Power Plant Marker
Photographed By Keith L, July 4, 2009
3. Jordan Dam Power Plant
Located off of Brilowski Road North.
Photographed By Keith L, July 4, 2009
4. Nearby Jordan County Park Sign
State Highway 66 is in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,145 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 11, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
