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In 1920 construction began on the Clark County Asylum two miles east of Owen - the forerunner of today's Clark County Rehab and Living Center. It was the last built of a network of 35 county mental hospitals in Wisconsin, providing long-term care for patients who were unlikely to recover.
Location of Clark County in Wisconsin. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Clark County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Clark County, Wisconsin. The locations of National Register properties for which the ...
The forest around Thorp was Ojibwe (Chippewa) territory in the decades before white settlers arrived. In the 1837 Treaty of St. Peters, the Ojibwe ceded Thorp and much of northern Wisconsin to the U.S. [9] Around 1837 a sawmill and settlement began in Chippewa Falls to the west. [10]
Forest County: 041: Crandon: 1885: Langlade and Oconto Counties: Forest which covered the area when it was settled 9,325: 1,014.07 sq mi (2,626 km 2) Grant County: 043: Lancaster: 1837: Iowa County: Probably a trader named Grant who made contact with area natives in 1810 but about whom little else is known 51,409: 1,146.85 sq mi (2,970 km 2 ...
Location of Foster, Wisconsin. The town of Foster is located along the western edge of Clark County and is bordered to the west by Eau Claire County.According to the United States Census Bureau, the Town of Foster has a total area of 71.6 square miles (185.4 km 2), of which 71.0 square miles (183.8 km 2) is land and 0.62 square miles (1.6 km 2), or 0.85%, is water.
Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest: Iron, Vilas and Oneida: 223,283 acres (903 km 2) 1925: Numerous lakes and streams: Peshtigo River State Forest: Marinette and Oconto: 9,200 acres (37.2 km 2) 2001: Peshtigo River: Pike Lake Unit, Kettle Moraine State Forest: Washington: 678 acres (2.74 km 2) 1960: Pike Lake: Point Beach State ...
Protected areas of Clark County, Wisconsin (2 P) Pages in category "Geography of Clark County, Wisconsin" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Wisconsin became the first state to have a state park in 1878 [1] when it formed "The State Park". The park consisted of 760 square miles (2,000 km 2) in northern Wisconsin (most of present-day Vilas County). [2] The state owned 50,631 acres (205 km 2), which was less than 10% of the total area. [2] There were few residents in the area.