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33 National Register listings published here · the county-history sources tell 1 story.
Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service
Marathon County, Wisconsin
96 topographic sheets cover 72 settlements here, and 33 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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What the record shows
- 725 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 33 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 27 buildings, 5 districts and 1 structure.
- 3 of the 33 listings were added during the 1970s.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 72 populated places in this county; 72 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
- 1 public-domain county history, 1913, supplies 27,386 words of narrative reproduced here.
What happened here
1 accountsAmong them: And Represextatre Citizens 271. These passages come from the identified county-history source books. Each inset names its own source and opens the exact section it comes from.
And Represextatre Citizens 271
In April, 1866, there was a high freshet which swept away the bridge (at the falls), went over the guardlock, and people living on Shingle street removed with their goods in time to escape destruction. The east end of the guardlock was swept away, the wall of water coming down washed out the street, tore away the pier under the slough bridge and also the conductor between the Clarke and Plumer's mill, a part of Clarke's mill, and some lumber and logs.
Places on the National Register
33Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
Wildfire, 1992 to 2020
768 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 768 of them, burning about 1,365 acres. 7 started naturally and 67 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 239 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 185 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 137 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 67 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 32 |
| Smoking | 32 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 23 |
| Other causes | 19 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 October 1996 | Smoking | 187 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 October 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 154 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 April 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 88 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 April 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 45 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 March 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | NOLAN ROAD |
| 10 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 19 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1950 to 2026
60 of 634 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 634 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 25 injuries and about $46,938,450 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 287 |
| Hail | 221 |
| Tornado | 63 |
| Lightning | 19 |
| Funnel Cloud | 13 |
| Flash Flood | 13 |
| Heavy Rain | 11 |
| Flood | 7 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1977 | Tornado | not stated | 10 hurt, $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| August 1968 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 5 hurt, $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hogarty | 3 hurt | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees near Hogarty. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| May 1988 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 2 hurt, $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Tornado (F1) | Wausau | 1 hurt, $1,300,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mosinee | 1 hurt, $350,000 | no account filed |
| September 1971 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | 1 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Lightning | Rib Falls | 1 hurt | An 8 year-old boy was struck by lightning while riding a mini-bike at his uncle's farm in the Town of Rib Falls. No rain was falling at the time the boy was struck. He was initially unresponsive and had no pulse, but his father used CPR to revive him and the boy was rushed to the hospital. The boy suffered ruptured eardrums, scratches on the lenses of his eyes, and second degree burns over more than a quarter of his body. |
| July 2010 | Lightning | Wausau | 1 hurt | A man was injured and taken to Aspirus Hospital after being struck by lightning while standing outside on Stewart Avenue in Wausau. The extent of his injuries were unknown. |
| October 2007 | Lightning | Schofield | $8,300,000 | Lightning struck a 321 megawatt power plant in the Wausau area, causing damage severe enough to keep it off-line until late 2007 or early 2008. In addition to the cost of repairs to the plant, the utility company will have to pay at least an addition $30 million to purchase power to replace the amount that would have been generated by the plant while repairs are made. The plant was equipted with a state-of-the-art lightning suppression system that was operational at the time of the strike. |
| April 2026 | Tornado (EF3) | Schofield | $8,200,000 | A tornado developed about 3 miles west-southwest of Ringle, east of Kronenwetter near Martin and Creek Road, at about 4:46 PM CDT. The tornado moved northeast, crossing highway 29 and downing hundreds of trees. It then moved through neighborhoods along and near River Road from Shady Lane to north of Clubhouse Road. In this area, dozens of homes suffered significant roof damage, with failures of attached garages common. At least three homes in this area had complete removal of their roofs with failure of all external walls and several interior walls, consistent with EF-3 damage. Hundreds more trees were downed in this area, with many snapped near the base. Multiple sheds and outbuildings were destroyed. The tornado continued northeast, closely following the Eau Claire River, and dissipated between Gold Dust Road and County Road Z, 5 miles southwest of Hogarty, at about 5:03 PM CDT. The tornado destroyed 13 homes, produced major damage to 25 homes, with 101 homes reporting minor damage or affected by the tornado. An estimated $8.2 million worth of damage was reported from the tornado. Total path length is estimated to be 13.53 miles long, with a width of 600 yards. Peak wind estimated to be around 145 mph. |
| August 2008 | Lightning | Schofield | $8,000,000 | A lightning strike at 2:29 am CDT on August 23 generated a fire at the Gordon Aluminum Industries in Schofield. The fire destroyed a row of offices and generated enough heat to incapacitate nearby machinery. In addition to the fire damage at the plant, $300 million worth of unfinished aluminum had varying degrees of corrosion as a result of the smoke, ash, and water used to douse the flames.||The lightning strike rattled residences in the area. A blown gas main valve near the apparent source of the fire served to fuel the blaze. |
| September 1984 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $1,600,000 | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Tornado (F1) | Stratford | $1,400,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Tornado (F2) | Nutterville | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hatley | $500,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | $440,000 | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Abbotsford | $400,000 | Heavy rain fell across Marathon County, causing rivers and streams to overflow their banks, washing out roads and damaging homes and businesses. Rainfall totals across the county were mostly in excess of 3.50 inches. The highest recorded total was 5.17 inches at Spencer. Twenty-seven residents were evacuated from 9 homes, mainly along River Road, in Marathon City due to flooding on the Big Rib River and basements of all homes along River Road were flooded. The flooding caused minor damage to 4 homes, major damage to 1 and destroyed 3 others. One business sustained minor damage. A school bus became stranded in high water in the northern part of the county and its occupants were evacuated. |
| June 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Peplin | $343,000 | The first tornado of the outbreak formed 9.4 miles east of Mosinee at 4:01 PM CDT. The storm moved across eastern Marathon County where it heavily damaged 2 homes (DI 2, DOD 6), 1 mobile home (DI 4, DOD 9) and 10 barns; caused major damage to 1 home; did minor damage to 6 homes and 1 business; and snapped or uprooted many trees (DI 27, DOD 4). The tornado dissipated near Pike Lake at 4:14 PM CDT. The average path width of the tornado was 150 yards. The tornado was rated EF2 with estimated winds of 115 to 125 mph. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | $320,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines, and caused roof damage to a middle school as the storms moved through Wausau. Trees landed on the roofs of two houses and on several cars. A gust to 64 mph was measured at Wausau Downtown Airport. |
| March 2011 | Lightning | Knowlton | $296,700 | A lightning fire destroyed a house in the Town of Knowlton. A woman and her dog were home at the time of the fire but were able to escape without injury. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Hamburg | $258,000 | A tornado developed about 2 miles north of Hamburg at 6:08 pm CDT (1708 CST) and moved northeast into Lincoln County at 6:10 pm CDT (1710 CST). Pine trees were uprooted and large branches were broken in the path of the storm (DI 28, DOD 2-3). A house sustained damage to its siding (DI 2, DOD 2) and several barns were blown down or lost their roofs (DI 1, DOD 2-3). The average width of the tornado in Marathon County was 100 yards. The tornado reached EF3 intensity in Lincoln County. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pike Lake | $250,000 | no account filed |
| July 1992 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| July 1987 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| July 1983 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| September 1971 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 1964 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ingersoll | $211,000 | Downburst winds from a thunderstorm caused a barn to collapse, killing or severely injuring 50 head of milking cattle. Part of the milking parlor also collapsed. A flat-bed trailer with irrigation piping was moved about 20 feet, with some of the piping blown over an adjacent residence and into a stand of pine trees. Less than a mile to the east the metal roof of a 25 foot by 25 foot shed was blown about 30 yards into an adjacent corn field. |
| May 2002 | Lightning | Athens | $200,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Hogarty | $200,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Tornado (F2) | Stratford | $200,000 | no account filed |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds heavily damaged a barn, outbuilding, and several trees on a farm south of Athens. |
| August 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Cherokee | $100,000 | A tornado formed a little over 5 miles east of Colby and quickly traveled east along Huckleberry Road. The tornado affected 16 homesteads and farms. One barn collapsed (DI 1, DOD 6) and three others sustained at least minor damage (DODs 1 and 2). Five homes sustained roof damage (DI 2, DOD 2) and several sheds were damaged or destroyed. A church steeple was damaged and several dozen trees were snapped or uprooted (DI 28, DODs 2-4). Average path width was 125 yards. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Chicago | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds lifted a pole shed and threw it into the corner of a house. Nothing inside the shed was damaged but the shed destroyed four nearby cars before striking the house. |
| October 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colby | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed two barns, heavily damaged a metal pole barn, toppled trees and power lines, and damaged two silos in the Town of Hull, east of Colby. |
| July 1997 | Tornado (F1) | Ringle | $100,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Tornado (F1) | Stratford | $100,000 | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Lightning | Wausau | $99,000 | A lightning strike sparked a fire which destroyed a duplex on Wausau's east side. No one was injured in the blaze. The time of this event was estimated based on news reports and radar data. |
| August 1996 | Tornado (F1) | Shantytown | $90,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Heavy Rain | Knowlton | $78,000 | Thunderstorms dumped heavy rain across southern Marathon County. By early evening spotters measured rainfall totals of: 2.50 inches at Knowlton, 3.29 inches at Rothschild and 4.00 inches at Merrill. The heavy rain caused some damage to roads in the Town of Guenther and Town of Knowlton. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knowlton | $75,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees around Knowlton. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | (Auw)Wausaw Muni Arp | $65,000 | Thunderstorms snapped or uprooted two dozen trees on Rib Mountain, some as wide as 2 feet in diameter. The fallen trees caused damage to 6 homes in the area. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Wausau | $58,000 | Rainfall of 2 to 3 inches of rain in a short time caused flash flooding in Wausau and Weston during the late afternoon. Multiple roads were under water and closed with stalled vehicles in the deeper water. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $55,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Tornado (F1) | Elderon | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Moon | $25,000 | A tornado produced damage to dozens of trees (DI 28, DOD 2,3,4), damaged the roof of an outbuilding (DI 1, DOD 4), and demolished an old barn (DI 1, DOD 6) in the town of Knowlton. Peak winds were estimated near 90 mph. |
| May 2010 | Lightning | Athens | $25,000 | Lightning caused a house fire near Athens. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schofield | $25,000 | Isolated severe storms developed powerful winds which resulted mostly in large trees and powerlines being blown down. Scattered locations in Price and St. Croix Counties had powerful winds which blew down large trees. In the Caroline (Shawano County) area the severe winds blew down several trees and the top of a high school scoreboard, and "pushed" a farmer's chopper wagon 700 feet across a field, the last 200 feet uphill. Intense downburst winds downed approximately 50 trees, and did $25,000 in damage to several houses and vehicles in the Schofield (Marathon County) area. Large trees were also toppled west of Fifield by a severe storms powerful winds. |
| June 1990 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1984 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 1974 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1973 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1954 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1950 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Colby | $15,000 | A tornado developed just southwest of the Village of Unity in Clark County (NWS La Crosse warning area) at 7:34 pm CDT. The tornado produced damage in the western portion of Unity before crossing Highway 13 into western Marathon County at 7:35 pm CDT while producing additional damage in the northeast side of Unity including damage to an outbuilding along County Highway P. The tornado continued to produce scattered tree damage as it tracked northeast across Chokecherry Road and Juneberry Road. The tornado lifted near Mulberry Road at 7:41 pm CDT with straight line winds continuing northeast to County Road N just southeast of Colby. Total path length is estimated to be 4.07 miles long, with a width of 110 yards. Peak wind estimated to be around 105 mph. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Poniatowski | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed a 100 foot by 60 foot pole barn west of Edgar. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $15,000 | Thunderstorm downburst winds downed at least a dozen trees and heavily damaged a barn in western Marathon County. The downburst winds also carried a carport more than 200 feet. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schofield | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew off part of a roof of a metal building system near Rothschild. |
Mines and quarries
258 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 258 workings inside this county. 23 still produce and 235 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 137 |
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | 106 |
| Granite | 6 |
| Stone | 5 |
| Flagstone | 2 |
| Gold | 1 |
| REE, Thorium, Zirconium, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Hafnium | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reef Gold Deposit | Gold | Prospect | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrrhotite | |
| Wausau Area | REE, Thorium, Zirconium, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Hafnium | Occurrence | ||
| Bens Stone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Ellis Corporation | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| County Concrete, Inc. | Stone | Producer | ||
| Own Crews | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Own Crews | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Sunburst Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Wimmer Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Anderson Brothers and Johnson Co. | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Cold Spring Wausau Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Red Granite Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Rib Mountain Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Ruby Red Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Wisconsin Rose Red | Granite | Producer | ||
| Alfred Krahn Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Alvin Bornbach Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Arthur Lau Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Arthur Weden Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Aspen Road Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Aspen Road Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Beilke Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ben Gottschalk Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ben Gottschalk Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bobwhite Lane Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Bradley Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Branching Waters Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Charneski Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cherokee Park Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| County Line Creek Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Dale Keen Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Day Avenue Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Denzine Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Dill Creek Granite Quarry #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Drake Avenue Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Edgar Granite Deposit #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Edgar Granite Deposit #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Edgar Granite Deposit #3 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Edgar Granite Quarry #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Edgar Granite Quarry #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Elm Road Granite Quarry #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Equity Street Granite Deposit #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Equity Street Granite Deposit #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Equity Street Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fairview Road Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gierl Road Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Gottschalk Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hackel Schist Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hamann Creek Granite Deposit #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Hanneman Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Hilgemann Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hoffman Granite Boulder Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Hogarty Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| J Schmidt Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| James Bragg Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Joseph Banz Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| K Schill Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Knowlton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Krueger Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Ladick & Belanger Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ladick Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lincoln Drive Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Little Rose Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Macarthur Street Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| March Rapids Ave Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Mc Guire Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mildred Walters Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Minnesota Mining & Mfg Co-Greystone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Naugart Drive Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Orville Davis Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Park Street Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pet Brook Granite Deposit #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Pet Brook Granite Deposit #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Popple Road Granite Deposit #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Popple Road Granite Deposit #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Raeder Creek Granite Quarry #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Raeder Creek Granite Quarry #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Randall Creek Granite Deposit #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Randall Creek Granite Deposit #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Randall Creek Granite Quarry #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Randall Creek Granite Quarry #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Red Granite Road Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rib Mountain Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Roger Ross Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ross Blott Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Schallock Granite Deposit #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Schallock Granite Deposit #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Scheibe Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Scheuer Creek Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Schilling Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Scotch Creek Granite Deposit #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Scotch Creek Granite Deposit #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Scotch Creek Granite Quarry #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Scout Lane Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Silver Creek Granite Deposit #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Silver Creek Granite Deposit #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Silver Creek Granite Deposit #3 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Silver Creek Granite Deposit #4 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Snell Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sterchy Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Steven Luther Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stewart Avenue Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stratford Granite Deposit #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Stratford Granite Deposit #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Stratford Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Strycharski Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Szymanski Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| T Fredrick Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Taegesville Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Thurber Granite Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Voelker Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| W Guldan Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Weber Town Ave Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Wiesman Road Granite Quarry #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wiesman Road Granite Quarry #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wild Creek Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Wimmer Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Winding Creek Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Wisnewski Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wittlinger Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Woodland Drive Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| 3m Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Allenhofen Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Allenhofen Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Alton Zettler-Athens Sand & Gvl Qy | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Anton Buss Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Arnold Spindler Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Artus Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Athens Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Athens Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Athens Gravel Pit #3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Athens Gravel Pit #4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Baeseman Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Big Rib River Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Big Rib River Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Big Rib River Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Big Rib River Sand Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Black Creek Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brinkman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Callon Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Carl Lemke Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Cedar Creek Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Comet Creek Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Comet Creek Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| County Line Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| County Line Creek Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Dale Howard Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dead End Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Depot Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Donald Thompson Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Edgewood Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Elderon Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Emil Hasse Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Emil Hasse Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Eugene Clark Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Fourth Avenue Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Frahm Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Francis Melvin Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Frank Drewek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Galloway Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Gardner Park Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| George Will Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Gierl Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Granite Heights Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Granite Heights Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Happy Hollow Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Happy Hollow Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Harry Kulas Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Hatley Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Hatley Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hatley Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Highland Drive Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Hogarty Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Hogarty Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Hogarty Gravel Deposit #3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Hogarty Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hollywood Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Hollywood Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Holt Creek Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| John Bushman Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| John Bushman Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| John Meronk Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| John Serve Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Joseph Wolf Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Kelly Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kildeer Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Knauf Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kratzer Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Kulas Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kunze Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Lilly Lake Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Lincoln Drive Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Lincoln Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lorbiecki Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Lotz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lotz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| M Lapinski Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Maple Nut Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Marathon City Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Marathon City Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Marathon City Gravel Deposit #3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Marathon City Gravel Deposit #4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Marathon City Gravel Deposit #5 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Marathon City Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Marathon County Pit No. 35 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Marathon County Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Marathon Pit Karcher Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| March Rapids Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| March Rapids Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Marvin Hanke Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Morgan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Morris Gierl Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mosinee Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Mosinee Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Mosinee Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Moss Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Nellesen Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Nelson Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Norrie Brook Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Oxbow Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Palmer Pietz Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Popple Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Red Wine Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Rib Falls Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rib Falls Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rock Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Roszewski Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rothschild Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Rothschild Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sandy Lane Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Scotch Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sportsman Drive Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Spranger Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Spranger Creek Sand Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Spranger Creek Sand Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Spring Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Stadt Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Stewart Avenue Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Stewart Avenue Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Stratford Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Swallow Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Szopa Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Thurs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tushkowski Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Vlietstra Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Walter Haupt Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Washington Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wausau Concrete Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wedge Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Werth Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wilcox Lane Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wisconsin River Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Wisconsin River Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Younker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Zell Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
The townships, in 1913
27,386 wordsHistory of Marathon County, Wisconsin and Representative Citizens devotes a chapter to each township: its boundaries and streams, who settled it and when, the mills, the schools and the churches. All 3 are reproduced here in full. Each row shows the township's own shape and where it lies in the county, drawn from the Census Bureau's boundary. Which settlements belong to which township is computed from that same boundary, not taken from the book.
| Shape and position in the county | Township | Settlements in it | Length | Sections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Village | Edgar | 9,467 words | 24 | |
| Marathon City Village | Marathon | 4,799 words | 12 | |
| Wausau City | East Hill, Franklin Hill, Mount View, Wausau, Wausau Junction | 13,120 words | 10 |
The county's history books
333,684 wordsOne book written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 33 chapters in all. Every chapter is public domain, machine-read from the scan and reproduced complete. A chapter already given under one of the county's towns is not repeated in this list.
History of Marathon County, Wisconsin and Representative Citizens (1913)
| Chapter | Length |
|---|---|
| Chapter 1 | 5,794 words |
| Chapter 2 | 3,773 words |
| Chapter 3 | 1,306 words |
| Chapter 4 | 2,564 words |
| Chapter 5 | 3,528 words |
| Chapter 6 | 5,133 words |
| Chapter 7 | 5,499 words |
| Chapter 8 | 3,527 words |
| Chapter 9 | 9,789 words |
| Chapter 10 | 4,696 words |
| Chapter with an unread heading (no. 11 of those read) | 4,842 words |
| Chapter 12 | 7,399 words |
| Chapter 13 | 7,786 words |
| Chapter 14 | 14,597 words |
| Chapter 15 | 6,899 words |
| Chapter 16 | 640 words |
| Chapter 18 | 5,995 words |
| Chapter 19 | 20,273 words in 2 parts |
| Chapter 20 | 3,097 words |
| Chapter 21 | 6,030 words |
| Chapter 22 | 2,807 words |
| Chapter 23 | 8,451 words |
| Chapter 24 | 1,884 words |
| Chapter 25 | 2,576 words |
| Chapter 26 | 3,848 words |
| Chapter 27 | 3,420 words |
| Chapter with an unread heading (no. 28 of those read) | 1,394 words |
| Chapter 29 | 4,508 words |
| Chapter 30 | 1,039 words |
| Chapter 31 | 4,292 words |
| Chapter 32 | 6,796 words |
| Chapter 34 | 19,630 words in 2 parts |
| Chapter 35 | 149,872 words in 10 parts |
Every populated place in the county
72Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
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Rib Mountain
Rib Mountain village · On Rib Mountain · Wausau West quadrangle
12 sheets, 1899 to 1993
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Schofield
Weston village · 54476 · On Eau Claire River · Wausau East quadrangle
12 sheets, 1899 to 1993
The vanished settlements of Marathon County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.
Provenance
- Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
- Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
- Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.