Osseo in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Welcome to Osseo!

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 4, 2022

1. Welcome to Osseo! Marker

Inscription.
The City of Osseo was founded in 1857 by J.E. Irish. The population was 305 in 1893 and has grown to 1701 in the 2010 census.

Osseo is ideally located with 3 major highways servicing the community. I-94 & US Highways 10 & 53 intersect within the city. I-94 serves as a major link with Chicago, Madison, Milwaukee and the Twin Cities.

The Osseo-Fairchild School District is located here and provides academics, arts and extra-curricular activities for its 1,000 students. Our high school features an auditorium for community events as well as a fitness center and indoor walking track.

Mayo Clinic Health System - Oakridge is located within the city and offers an 18 bed critical access hospital and transitional care unit. Adjacent is a 21 bed skilled care nursing home along with a 14 unit residential care complex. Urgent care is provided for treatment of minor health concerns needing same-day medical attention.

There are 2 churches within the community, with others in the surrounding area.

We have an outdoor swimming pool, tennis and sand volleyball courts, 9-hole golf course & clubhouse, baseball & softball fields, picnic & playground areas, and designated ATV/snowmobile trails.

Osseo has two industrial parks. The original industrial area is known as the West Industrial Park. In 1990, land was purchased

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at the I-94 interchange to start the East Industrial Park, which has continued to grow steadily.

For more information, please feel free to call the City Clerk's Office at 715-597-2207.

Thanks for stopping to visit our community, and just think — if you lived here you could also call it home!

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 44° 34.626′ N, 91° 13.395′ W. Marker is in Osseo, Wisconsin, in Trempealeau County. Marker is on 7th Street just east of U.S. 53, on the right when traveling east. Marker is mounted at the east edge of the front facade of the building at this address. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13807 7th Street, Osseo WI 54758, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Strum Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.2 miles away); Iron Brigade (approx. 8.6 miles away); Augusta Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.7 miles away); Dells Mill (approx. 10.9 miles away); The Eau Claire River Dam (approx. 13.1 miles away).

Also see . . . City of Osseo.

Settled in 1857, Osseo is rich in its heritage and ethnic culture, and is a picturesque city nestled
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 4, 2022

2. Welcome to Osseo! Marker
(marker is mounted at the left [east] edge of the front façade)
in the rolling hills of northeastern Trempealeau County. The Scandinavian "flare" is plainly seen today in its annual "Lake Martha Days" celebration and throughout the city shops and businesses. Osseo became a city in 1941 and is governed by a mayor and common council.

(Submitted on January 14, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 216 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 14, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.