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. 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.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 44° 34.545′ N, 89° 30.143′ W. Marker is near Stevens Point, Wisconsin, in Portage County. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Felician Sisters of North America (approx. 4.3 miles away); Portage County & the Polish Army (approx. 4½ miles away); Casimir Pulaski (approx. 4½ miles away); St. Stanislaus Church World War II Memorial (approx. 4.7 miles away); Ancestors Buried Below Us (approx. 4.8 miles away); Dr. Lee Sherman Dreyfus (approx. 4.8 miles away); The Boy with the Leaking Boot (approx. 4.9 miles away); Saint Peter Church War Memorial (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stevens Point.

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

Jordan Dam Power Plant image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, July 4, 2009

3. Jordan Dam Power Plant

Located off of Brilowski Road North.

Nearby Jordan County Park Sign image. Click for full size.

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 2,174 times since then and 115 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.