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

Big Bull Falls

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, September 15, 2016

1. Big Bull Falls Marker

Inscription. On this site known as
Big Bull Falls
Wisconsin Pinery
now the City of Wausau
George Stevens
pioneer lumberman
established the first
white settlement
1839
This tablet placed by
Wausau Chapter
Daughters of the
American Revolution
1929
[DAR insignia]

Erected 1929 by the Wausau Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.

Location. 44° 57.677′ N, 89° 38.026′ W. Marker is in Wausau, Wisconsin, in Marathon County. It can be reached from Scott Street (State Highway 52) near Washington Street. Marker is in Big Bull Falls Historic Park. A small parking area inside the park can be reached from eastbound Washington Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 204 West Scott Street, Wausau WI 54403, 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 Great North Woods,

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 walking distance of this marker: Big Bull Falls • Birthplace of Wausau (here, next to this marker); Why is it called Big Bull Falls? (a few steps from this marker);

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Business Boomed at Big Bull Falls (within shouting distance of this marker); Wausau Water Works (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Federal Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pioneer Rehabilitation Center (approx. 0.3 miles away); Heinemann Bros. Bee Hive Store (approx. 0.3 miles away); Wausau Club (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wausau.

More about this marker. Big Bull Falls was named because from down the river the falls sound like the lowing of a bull.
Source: Milwaukee Journal, Sept. 25, 1921

Also see . . . History - The Wausau Story. City of Wausau website entry (Submitted on May 19, 2011.)