Built in 1923 (National Park Service rustic). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.
“Dells of the Eau Claire County Park is in the north-central Wisconsin Town of Plover, east of the city of Wausau. It is divided in two by the Eau Claire River.”
Wikipedia article Dells of the Eau Claire County Park, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 33 National Register listings published here for Marathon County · listed in 2016 · category: District · built in 1923, National Park Service rustic.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Dells of the Eau Claire County Park between 1994 and 2019, burning about 70 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HIGHWAY Y #1 |
| 6 July 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HIGHWAY Y #3 |
| 6 July 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HIGHWAY Y #2 |
| 9 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | WARM SPRING DAY |
| 4 June 2019 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BEAR LAKE |
| 2 June 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 June 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PIT ROAD #7 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Dells of the Eau Claire County Park: 11 past producers, 8 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reef Gold Deposit | Gold | Prospect | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrrhotite | |
| Arthur Weden Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dale Keen Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hogarty Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mildred Walters Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Red Granite Road Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Snell Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Strycharski Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Woodland Drive Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Donald Thompson Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 16000429 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Marathon County | All 33 listed properties in this county. |
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