Cornell in Chippewa County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Cornell Pulpwood Stacker

Photographed by Keith L, July 21, 2011

1. Cornell Pulpwood Stacker Marker

Inscription. In 1912, after a permanent dam was built across the Chippewa River near this location, the Cornell Wood Products Company, a large paper milling operation, began production here. The company manufactured paper products, cardboard and wallboard. The original complex consisted of a log pond, slasher building, stacker, stacker pit building, sluice locker/tool building, office and garage. Although the operations ceased here in 1972, the 175 foot tall Cornell Pulpwood Stacker remains as an impressive reminder of the great logging industry that dominates this part of Wisconsin. The structure was designed by the Joor Engineering Company of England, manufactured by the Minneapolis Tool and Machinery Company and assembled here. Counter weights were used to erect the stacker. The Pulpwood Stacker moved large quantities of pulpwood logs into massive woodpiles. An important technological innovation, the Pulpwood Stacker is the only known example of this type of paper mill machinery remaining in the United States. The Cornell Pulpwood Stacker was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

Erected 1999

Erected 1999

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by the Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 429.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 45° 9.926′ N, 91° 9.287′ W. Marker is in Cornell, Wisconsin, in Chippewa County. It is on Bridge Street (State Highway 64) 0.1 miles west of Park Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located at Mill Yard Park near the Cornell Visitors Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 51 Bridge Street, Cornell WI 54732, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ezra Cornell (about

Photographed by Keith L, July 21, 2011

2. Cornell Pulpwood Stacker Marker

300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pulpwood Stacker (about 300 feet away); Jean Brunet (about 300 feet away); Cornell Women's Club Tablet (approx. half a mile away); Holcombe Logging Disaster (approx. 4.4 miles away); The Holcombe Indian (approx. 4.4 miles away); The Cobban Bridge (approx. 4.9 miles away); Bohemian National Cemetery (approx. 8.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cornell.

Cornell Pulpwood Stacker and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, July 21, 2011

3. Cornell Pulpwood Stacker and Marker

National Register of Historic Places #93001425

Cornell Pulpwood Stacker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, July 21, 2011

4. Cornell Pulpwood Stacker

Photographed by Keith L, July 21, 2011

5. Cornell Pulpwood Stacker

Cornell Mill Yard Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, September 17, 2011

6. Cornell Mill Yard Park

Chippewa River Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, July 21, 2011

7. Chippewa River Bridge

The Cornell Pulpwood Stacker is in the distance.

Nearby Chippewa River and Dam image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, July 21, 2011

8. Nearby Chippewa River and Dam

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 3,190 times since then and 896 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 25, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. 6. submitted on September 24, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. 7, 8. submitted on July 25, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.