Merrill in Lincoln County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Merrill Post Office
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, September 19, 2014
1. Merrill Post Office NRHP Plaque
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Merrill Post Office
1915
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.
Location. 45° 10.865′ N, 89° 41.626′ W. Marker is in Merrill, Wisconsin, in Lincoln County. It is at the intersection of East Second Street (State Highway 64) and Pier Street, on the right when traveling west on East Second Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 430 East Second Street, Merrill WI 54452, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Merrill City Hall (approx. Ό mile away); T.B. Scott Free Library (approx. 0.4 miles away); Three Arch Stone Bridge (approx. half a mile away); Lincoln County Courthouse (approx. half a mile away); Our Story (approx. 2.2 miles away); Pere Rene Menard (approx. 6.6 miles away); Pomeranian Settlement in Marathon County (approx. 8.6 miles away); Pomeranian Settlement (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Merrill.
Also see . . .
this page online
1. Merrill Post Office. Wisconsin Historical Society website entry (Submitted on May 26, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. William Gibbs McAdoo. Wikipedia entry. "He arranged the closing of the New York Stock Exchange for an unprecedented four months in 1914 to prevent Europeans from selling American securities and exchanging the proceeds for dollars, and then gold." (Submitted on October 3, 2014.)
3. James A. Wetmore. Wikipedia entry. "Wetmore's name appears on some 2,000 cornerstones of federal buildings..." (Submitted on October 3, 2014.)
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, September 19, 2014
2. Post Office Entrance and NRHP Plaque
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, September 19, 2014
3. Merrill Post Office Cornerstone
Secretary of the Treasury
James A Wetmore
Acting Supervising Architect
1915
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, September 19, 2014
4. Merrill Post Office
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, September 19, 2014
5. Merrill Post Office
Listed October 24, 2000
Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 715 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 3, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
