On 109th Street at 28th Avenue, on the left when traveling south on 109th Street.
This site is near the location of the first sawmill called the "Blue Mills" built just north of Lake Hallie, built over a two year period 1842-1843 by Steven McCann and the brothers Simon and George Randall. In 1867 it was sold to T.S. Schoefield. . . . — — Map (db m56289) HM
On Irvine Park Drive at Bear Den Drive, on the right when traveling north on Irvine Park Drive.
The Bear Den Road Bridge was an example of a Pratt bridge construction, which was a design used in Wisconsin from 1895-1910. The Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Company fabricated the bridge, and it was moved to this site in 1940. The original site and . . . — — Map (db m43065) HM
Starting in the mid-1500s, brewers in Munich (the capital of the German state of Bavaria), dug caves, known as "beer cellars, along river banks to store their beer and keep it cool during the warmer summer months. By the 19th century, brewers began . . . — — Map (db m237870) HM
Built in 1867, the spring house is the oldest remaining structure on the grounds. The famous water from the Big Eddy Springs in Chippewa Falls has served water-bottling companies and the Leinenkugel brewery for over 150 years. It is still used today . . . — — Map (db m236853) HM
Over the years, numerous improvements to bottling and canning capabilities have taken place at Leinenkugel's. Early on, beer was bottled in 64 oz. "picnic bottles," 32 oz. quarts, 12 oz. "pints," and 8 oz. "splits." Leinenkugel's was an early seller . . . — — Map (db m244121) HM
In 1890, Jacob finished construction of the Brew House. This brewery centerpiece remains standing today. Over the next few years, he added an icehouse, bottling house, cooper shop, and sheltering barns for the delivery horses. Future expansions . . . — — Map (db m244124) HM
On East Park Avenue (County Highway J) 0.1 miles west of Industrial Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
Millions of years ago the Midwest area of North America was covered by a great inland sea that laid down virgin white Cambrian sandstone. As the sea filled in, most of this sandstone became buried thousands of feet below the surface. The rim . . . — — Map (db m42326) HM
On West Grand Avenue at Albert Street, on the left when traveling west on West Grand Avenue.
In September of 1873 James Monroe Bingham, a local attorney, State Assemblyman, and future lieutenant governor of the State of Wisconsin, purchased this land which had just been plotted as Block 14 of the Western Addition to the City of Chippewa . . . — — Map (db m42667) HM
On North Bridge Street at West Columbia Street, on the right when traveling south on North Bridge Street.
This building was built in 1917 in memory of Edward Rutledge.
Mr. Rutledge was born in northern Ireland on March 6, 1834. As a child he moved with his parents to South Mountain, Ontario, Canada where they farmed. At age 16 Edward and his two . . . — — Map (db m39426) HM
On West Central Street east of Island Street, on the right when traveling west.
First Presbyterian Church is the oldest Protestant Church in the City of Chippewa Falls.
It was organized in 1855 by Rev. W. W. McNair. The first services were held in a log cabin 12 x 14 feet located on the east bank of Duncan Creek, just . . . — — Map (db m42611) HM
On Rushman Drive (State Highway 124) east of Bridge Street, on the right when traveling east.
Hiram S. Allen was born in Chelsea, Vermont and came to the Chippewa Valley of Wisconsin in 1834. Here he began a long and flourishing career and an active business life. He built the first grist-mill, the first flour-mill, and the first hotel . . . — — Map (db m42343) HM
On North Bridge Street south of East Cedar Street, on the left when traveling south.
Sergeant Charles E. Mower, Company A, 34th Infantry, on November 3, 1944, was an assistant squad leader in an attack against strongly defended enemy positions on both sides of a stream running through a wooded gulch near Capoocan, Leyte, Philippine . . . — — Map (db m41559) HM
On Wolfe Drive at Irvine Park Drive on Wolfe Drive.
The soldier bird who was captured in Chippewa County by Chief Sky and taken to Eau Claire by Daniel McCann of Eagle Point. With Company "C" of the Eighth Wisconsin Regiment, he participated in twenty-five battles of the Civil War and was afterwards . . . — — Map (db m38223) HM
On Irvine Park Drive west of Bear Den Drive, on the right when traveling west.
The Irvine Park Drive Bridge was an example of a Pratt bridge construction, which was a design used in Wisconsin from 1895-1910. The Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Company fabricated the bridge in 1907. The structure originally crossed Duncan Creek on . . . — — Map (db m38734) HM
Jacob and Josephine Leinenkugel had five children. Though one child passed away as an infant, all four of their remaining children grew up helping out at the brewery.
Mathias "Matt," born in 1866, attended school until he was 16 and began working . . . — — Map (db m244122) HM
The Malt House was constructed during the 1870s and is the oldest existing building on the grounds. Built entirely of stone, it cost $5,000 at the time of its construction. The first floor acted as a dormitory for brewery employees, while the second . . . — — Map (db m244130) HM
On 140th Street/REA Road north of 112th Avenue/Woodruff Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
On Sunday, May 2, 1937, Wisconsin Power Cooperative was organized by an assembly of farmers for the purpose of developing a generating and transmission facility to provide low-cost electric service for the rural areas of Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, . . . — — Map (db m13798) HM
On Forest Avenue north of East Park Avenue (County Highway J), on the left when traveling north.
Before the 19th-century social reform movement, developmentally disabled people were relegated to almshouses and county poor farms where the “indigent, insane, epileptic and “idiotic” were housed together without regard to . . . — — Map (db m13297) HM
Near Edward Street, on the right when traveling east.
Primarily rural in the 19th century, Wisconsin promoted the state fair to advance better state farming practices. Since 1851 to the present, this fair has been held in southern Wisconsin. Recognizing the impracticality of entering or attending the . . . — — Map (db m223294) HM
On Allen Street at South High Street, on the left when traveling west on Allen Street.
Notre Dame was Chippewa County’s first church, the Mother church of all area Catholic Churches. Originally called St. Mary’s (“Our Lady of the Pines”) was a 16' x 18' foot log structure erected in 1856. A carpenter’s bench served as . . . — — Map (db m39975) HM
On West Spring Street west of North Bridge Street, on the left when traveling west.
The building to your right is the oldest commercial building in Chippewa Falls. It was built (Circa 1859) by Peter Morie (Morey) and was used originally as a Saloon and Boarding House for lumberjacks and others. In 1861 at the start of the Civil . . . — — Map (db m55299) HM
One of the most picturesque areas along Duncan Creek Bike Trail is ironically known as Pig Alley. The alley runs from the north end of North Grove Street, along Duncan Creek, to the brewery. This trail got its name in the late 1800s when pigs and . . . — — Map (db m244129) HM
Near Ermatinger Drive at Wolfe Drive, on the right when traveling south.
This log house, constructed of hand-hewn White Pine logs, was built by Norwegian immigrant Ole Pederson Bjerke about 1881. Ole and his wife Mari had three sons: Gus, John, and Charles.
Around 1880, Ole had applied for a Homestead in the . . . — — Map (db m43658) HM
On Allen Street west of South Prairie Street, on the left when traveling west.
Charles was born in Rochester, New York. At the early age of thirteen he entered the provincial seminary of St. Francis near Milwaukee. He graduated in 1864 and then entered the American College at Louvain, Belgium. There he earned two divinity . . . — — Map (db m39937) HM
Near Bridgewater Avenue west of Jefferson Avenue (Wisconsin Highway 124), on the left when traveling west.
He gave his life to the Jaycees and to his community, in the belief that service to humanity is the best work of life. We shall not forget...
Ronald P. Anders Memorial Pure Water Fountain was constructed by the Chippewa Falls Jaycees and . . . — — Map (db m41525) HM
On West River Street (Business State Highway 29) 0.5 miles west of Wagner Street, on the left when traveling west.
In 1904 on this 25 acre site between the Chippewa River and the Soo Line Railroad tracks, sugar processing became a new industry in the Chippewa Valley. The Chippewa Sugar Company was incorporated and a huge six-story sugar beet factory was . . . — — Map (db m42693) HM
On East Columbia Street west of Rushman Drive (Wisconsin Highway 124), on the right when traveling west.
This Columbia Street site was the location of the ornate pioneer mansion built by Hiram Stores Allen. Called the founder of Chippewa Falls, Hiram built the first grist-mill, the first flour-mill, and the first hotel in Chippewa Falls. He operated . . . — — Map (db m38891) HM
On Rushman Drive (State Highway 124) at East Columbia Street, on the right when traveling north on Rushman Drive.
Chippewa Falls was born with the logging era and with it came support industries such as shoe factories. One of the most important tools for the loggers was strong boots. In 1869, Colliche Vinette was the first shoemaker to come to town. The area . . . — — Map (db m38822) HM
On West Spruce Avenue at North Bridge Street on West Spruce Avenue.
Joseph Sokup opened Sokup’s Market in Downtown Chippewa Falls around 1891 on the northwest corner of Bay and Willow Streets. He built the current grocery store at 624 N. Bridge Street in 1894. The market is one of the oldest family owned businesses . . . — — Map (db m55380) HM
The barn was an integral part of the brewery, providing shelter for livestock and housing wagons used to build the brewery and deliver the beer. In December 1903, Chippewa Times wrote: "Possessing one horse and a democrat wagon, [John] Miller could . . . — — Map (db m244125) HM
On Ermatinger Drive at Wolfe Drive, on the right when traveling south on Ermatinger Drive.
Sunny Valley School, originally called Goethel School was built in 1903 approximately eight miles west of Chippewa Falls on State Highway 29 where it crosses County Highway T. The one room schoolhouse served the north half of School District No. 5, . . . — — Map (db m43255) HM
On Irvine Park Drive west of Jefferson Avenue (Wisconsin Highway 124), on the left when traveling west.
This waiting shelter at the northern most point of service is the only physical structure remaining of what was once the 12½ mile long Eau Claire/Chippewa Falls interurban electric streetcar line.
In 1897, Boston financier Arthur Appleyard . . . — — Map (db m39822) HM
On North Bridge Street south of East Columbia Street, on the left when traveling south.
This Federal Post Office Building was built in 1910 at a cost of $90,000. The property was purchased from the Thornton estate for $10,000. The Neo-Classical design style was often used by governmental architects of the Treasury Department during the . . . — — Map (db m39009) HM
Near Jefferson Avenue (State Highway 124) near Bridgewater Avenue.
Chippewa Fall's oldest industry. In 1867, Jacob Leinenkugel, the son of a Bavarian brewmaster, came to Northern Wisconsin searching for a promising location to build a brewery. He settled on this spot purchasing the land from lumberman Hiram S. . . . — — Map (db m42360) HM
On Rushman Drive (State Highway 124) at East Spring Street, on the right when traveling north on Rushman Drive.
The City of Chippewa Falls was organized around two moving bodies of water, the Chippewa River and its tributary Duncan Creek. Bridges soon became necessary with rapid expansion of the transportation system in the late 19th and early . . . — — Map (db m38806) HM
On West Grand Avenue west of North Bridge Street, on the left when traveling west.
Built in 1871 by Alexander Wiley Sr. and Nels Elikson, the rooming house over the years was home for hundreds of immigrants, lumber jacks, mill workers, farm hands and log drivers (known as river pigs). In 1887 Wiley Sr. became the sole owner and . . . — — Map (db m42697) HM
On East Park Avenue (County Highway J) east of Chippewa Mall Drive, on the left when traveling east.
Before there were numbered highways in the United States there were names attached to roads to help motorists navigate from town to town or from county to county. In 1912 no one thought in terms of an inter-state highway. However, a small band of . . . — — Map (db m42158) HM
On Island Street south of West Central Street, on the right when traveling south.
As early as 1846, Methodists were meeting in Chippewa Falls, with Thomas Randall preaching to his neighbors in a boarding house owned by the Chippewa Lumber and Boom Company. On March 10, 1860, Reverend Thomas Harwood, the first assigned . . . — — Map (db m42615) HM
Near Irvine Park Drive north of Wolfe Drive, on the right when traveling north.
William Irvine was born in Mount Carroll, Illinois of Scotch-Irish ancestry. He came to the Chippewa Valley when he was 14 years old to work for his brother-in-law, who was captain of a raft boat towing lumber from Chippewa Falls to Mississippi . . . — — Map (db m38788) HM
From 1882 to 1962, the Chippewa Woolen Mill played an important role in the economy of Chippewa Falls. The mill was established for the purpose of supplying the men working in the lumber trade with warm, dependable clothing. During the 1920s, the . . . — — Map (db m237868) HM
