Neillsville in Clark County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

1919 Case Steam Engine

Photographed by Keith L, October 25, 2010

1. 1919 Case Steam Engine Marker

Inscription. Originally used for threshing grain in the area by William Neville, this steam engine was owned by Martin "Max" Feuerstein from the 1930s through the 1960s to power a sawmill along 18th Street on Neillsville's northside. This sawmill produced lumber used by the B & F (Bruhn and Feuerstein) Machine Shop for framing truck bodies used for hauling milk cans, as well as lumber for other local uses. Since 1969 this steam engine has been on display as a memorial to the life and times of threshers and loggers. The Feuerstein family donated this engine to the City of Neillsville in 2002.

Erected 2007.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1969.

Location. 44° 33.179′ N, 90° 35.366′ W. Marker is in Neillsville, Wisconsin, in Clark County. It is on Willow Street north of East Division Street (U.S. 10), on the left when traveling north. Marker is in Schuster Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Neillsville WI 54456, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dickinson-Hoesly House (approx. half a mile away); 1897 Clark County Jail (approx. half a mile away); Major General Clarence L. Sturdevant

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(approx. half a mile away); Neillsville Post Office (approx. 0.7 miles away); The White Pine in Neillsville History (approx. 0.8 miles away); Neillsville Civil War Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Clark County Moraines (approx. 3.6 miles away); National Native American Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Neillsville.

Also see . . . Case Corporation. Wikipedia entry. "...Case moved to Racine, Wisconsin, in order to have better access to water and opened Racine Threshing Machine Works." (Submitted on April 2, 2011.)

1919 Case Steam Engine and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, October 25, 2010

2. 1919 Case Steam Engine and Marker

1919 Case Steam Engine image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, October 25, 2010

3. 1919 Case Steam Engine

Photographed by Keith L, October 25, 2010

4. 1919 Case Steam Engine

“Old Abe” (the famous war eagle of Company C of the Eighth Wisconsin Regiment) was the Case mascot.

Photographed by Keith L, October 25, 2010

5. 1919 Case Steam Engine

Nearby Plaque in Schuster Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, October 25, 2010

6. Nearby Plaque in Schuster Park

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Marguerite Listeman Foundation for this community improvement.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,202 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 2, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.