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CHAPTER XVII.
The City of Wausau—As It Was as a IHllage from 1861 to 18/2—Its Officers—Historical Events—-The Flood of 1866—Fires—Wausau Fire Company Ao. 1—Music Hall—Dramatic Clubs—The Social Life.
THE CITY OF W^\USAU.
Hie city of Wausau is practically in the center of Marathon county, as the county is in the center of the state. It covers an area of GjA square miles, being three miles from north to south, two miles from east to west, with an additional half section of land on the southeast side of the paral¬ lelogram. The Wisconsin river traverses it from north to south, dividing it into two nearly equal parts. From the southeast corner of Mclndoe park, the width of the city is exactly one mile east and one mile west. The city is finely located in the valley of the river; there are few, if any, cities which have so nice or picturesque a location. The river banks are high, keeping the stream within its shores, even at high floods. It spreads out for nearly a mile on each side of the river over a plateau, then the gradually rising hills encircle it like a garland on the east and west.
Many elegant residences and buildings are scattered over the hillsides; the eye rests with pleasure on these elevations with their beautiful soft ver¬ dure in the summer, with swelling fields of golden grain, mixed with green fields of corn in the distance, w ith the placid sheet of water of I^ke W^ausau in the center, while the dark green of the needle trees wdiich crown the crest of the hillsides when the ground is covered with snow make it a beautiful landscape in the winter.
To the southwest, only two miles from the city limits. Rib Alountain, covered with dark green foliage during the whole year, rises gradually from the shores of the Rib and Wisconsin rivers to a height of 1,841 feet above the level of the sea, the highest elevation in the state.
Standing on the top of the eastern hills at the end of Franklin or Mc¬ intosh street, or on the town line road, or on the end of Callon or Plm street on the west, the landscape presents an admirable view, and in the early
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Object Description
| Title | History of Marathon County, Wisconsin and Representative Citizens |
| Title of work | History of Marathon County, Wisconsin and Representative Citizens |
| Short title | History of Marathon County, Wisconsin and Representative Citizens |
| Author | Marchetti, Louise |
| Description | This 1913 history of Marathon County, Wisconsin, provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the county from the early years of European exploration and settlement. Topics covered include Indians, earty settlement, geography, transportation, newspapers, railroads, agriculture, schools, politics and government, churches, banks, industries, the courts, the medical profession, and social and civic organizations. Histories of the cities, towns and villages of Big Bull Falls, Wausau, Berlin, Maine, Hamburg, Marathon City, Stettin, Little Bull, Knowlton, Keelerville, Forestville, Rietbrook, Athens, Mosinee, Edgar, Fenwood, McMillan, Colby, Unity, Scholfield, Spencer, Brokaw, Stafford, Weston, Texas, Easton, Wien, Bergen, Hull, Brighton, Holeton, Rio Falls, Day, Johnson, Cleveland, Halsey, Eau Pleine, Kronenwetter, Pike Lake, Norrie, Eldron, Harrison, Emmett, Frankfort, Plover, Cassel, Hewitt, Ringle, Franzen, Bern, and Heath are included, as are biographical sketches of county residents past and present. |
| Place of Publication (Original) | Chicago |
| Publisher (Original) | Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co. |
| Publication Date (Original) | 1913 |
| Language | English |
| Format-Digital | xml |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | © Copyright 2009 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2009 |
| Identifier-Digital | Mara19130000 |
| State | Wisconsin; |
| County | Marathon County; |
| Decade | 1840-1849; 1850-1859; 1860-1869; 1870-1879; 1880-1889; 1890-1899; 1900-1909; 1910-1919; |
Description
| Title | 256 |
| Page Number | 256 |
| Title of work | History of Marathon County, Wisconsin and Representative Citizens |
| Author | Marchetti, Louise |
| Page type | article home; |
| Publication Date (Original) | 1913 |
| Format-Digital | jpeg |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | © Copyright 2009 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2009 |
| Chapter Title | Chapter XVII. |
| Chapter Portion Title | The City of Wausau |
| Identifier-Digital | Mara19130258 |
| State | Wisconsin; |
| County | Marathon County; |
| Community | Wausau; |
| Full Text | CHAPTER XVII. The City of Wausau—As It Was as a IHllage from 1861 to 18/2—Its Officers—Historical Events—-The Flood of 1866—Fires—Wausau Fire Company Ao. 1—Music Hall—Dramatic Clubs—The Social Life. THE CITY OF W^\USAU. Hie city of Wausau is practically in the center of Marathon county, as the county is in the center of the state. It covers an area of GjA square miles, being three miles from north to south, two miles from east to west, with an additional half section of land on the southeast side of the paral¬ lelogram. The Wisconsin river traverses it from north to south, dividing it into two nearly equal parts. From the southeast corner of Mclndoe park, the width of the city is exactly one mile east and one mile west. The city is finely located in the valley of the river; there are few, if any, cities which have so nice or picturesque a location. The river banks are high, keeping the stream within its shores, even at high floods. It spreads out for nearly a mile on each side of the river over a plateau, then the gradually rising hills encircle it like a garland on the east and west. Many elegant residences and buildings are scattered over the hillsides; the eye rests with pleasure on these elevations with their beautiful soft ver¬ dure in the summer, with swelling fields of golden grain, mixed with green fields of corn in the distance, w ith the placid sheet of water of I^ke W^ausau in the center, while the dark green of the needle trees wdiich crown the crest of the hillsides when the ground is covered with snow make it a beautiful landscape in the winter. To the southwest, only two miles from the city limits. Rib Alountain, covered with dark green foliage during the whole year, rises gradually from the shores of the Rib and Wisconsin rivers to a height of 1,841 feet above the level of the sea, the highest elevation in the state. Standing on the top of the eastern hills at the end of Franklin or Mc¬ intosh street, or on the town line road, or on the end of Callon or Plm street on the west, the landscape presents an admirable view, and in the early 256 1 |