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The Holt and Balcom Logging Camp No. 1 in Lakewood, Wisconsin was built around 1880 in what was then timber along McCaslin Brook. It is probably the oldest lumber camp in Wisconsin still standing in its original location, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
After the Wisconsin Territory was established in 1836, large amounts of Native American land were ceded to the United States via the 1837 Treaty of St. Peters.Much of the land was covered in vast pine forests, and logging activities started soon after. [2]
2-story brick headquarters built in 1889 by one of the major logging companies in the Namekagon watershed, founded by A. J. Hayward and R. L. McCormick, [11] with fireproof vault in basement, offices on first floor, and rooms for visiting officials above.
The Trout Point Logging Camp was in operation from the late 19th century to the 20th century. Located on Stockton Island near Bayfield, Wisconsin , it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 [ 1 ] and the State Register of Historic Places early the following year.
The history of Wisconsin includes the story of the people who have lived in Wisconsin since it became a state of the U.S., but also that of the Native American tribes who made their homeland in Wisconsin, the French and British colonists who were the first Europeans to live there, and the American settlers who lived in Wisconsin when it was a territory.
The large lumber company brought the SS and Omaha railroads to northern Wisconsin. They also created many logging camps that turned into small towns. Birchwood is located where it is due to the Birch Lake lumber camp, and the crossing of the Soo and the Omaha railroads. [7] Birchwood WI was platted in 1901.
The Camp Five Museum is a living history museum located in Laona, Wisconsin that interprets the forest industry and transportation history of Wisconsin. It includes part or all of the Camp Five Farmstead, also known as Camp Five Logging Camp, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1] The museum was established in ...
The Round Lake Logging Dam is located in Fifield, Wisconsin, United States.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. [1] Originally constructed in 1878, then completely restored in 1995, the Round Lake Dam is typical of the type of dam built by loggers in the early 1900s.