Cook Rutledge Mansion
In September of 1873 James Monroe Bingham, a local attorney, State Assemblyman, and future lieutenant governor of the State of Wisconsin, purchased this land which had just been plotted as Block 14 of the Western Addition to th... hmdb.org
Paul Bunyan Logging Camp ;
 Restored 1890s logging camp with bunkhouse, cook shack, equipment. Interpretive center with film about logging. stepintohistory.com
Chippewa Valley Museum
One of the best ways to discover the exciting and intertwining stories of the people, places and events that shaped Wisconsin's Chippewa Valley is to visit the nationally recognized Chippewa Valley Museum, located in Eau ... citysearch.com
Irvine Park Drive Bridge
The Irvine Park Drive Bridge was an example of a Pratt bridge construction, which was a design used in Wisconsin from 1895-1910. The Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Company fabricated the bridge in 1907. The structure originally cr... igougo.com
Chippewa Valley Museum
Located in Carson Park and surrounded by Half Moon Lake, the Chippewa Valley Museum explores the past of the Eau Claire area, from the native Chippewa tribe and the fur traders to the last century. americanheritage.com
Badger State Planing Mill At Lake Hallie
This site is near the location of the first sawmill called the "Blue Mills" built just north of Lake Hallie, built over a two year period 1842-1843 by Steven McCann and the brothers Simon and George Randall. In 1867 it was sold... hmdb.org
Oldest Commercial Building In Chippewa Falls
The building to your right is the oldest commercial building in Chippewa Falls. It was built (Circa 1859) by Peter Morie (Morey) and was used originally as a Saloon and Boarding House for lumberjacks and others. In 1861 at the ... hmdb.org
Saut-d'eau Waterfalls
Historic Building Thomas McDermott, a local lumberman, built this Queen Anne style house in 1887. McDermott served in the Sixth Minnesota volunteer infantry in the early 1860s. After serving in the military, he worked as an exp... hmdb.org
Charles Ingram House
Historic Building Built in 1899, a significant Colonial Revival style designed by architect Cass Gilbert. Charles Ingram was the son of one of Eau Claire's prominent lumbermen, O. H. Ingram. He held a number of positions in his... hmdb.org
City Of Bridges
In the mid-19th century, the Chippewa and Eau Claire Rivers brought people to the confluence but also kept them apart. As settlers arrived, three villages developed where the rivers met. Newcomers had to choose the riverbank wh... hmdb.org
Donald I. "Sarge" Boyd
Donald I. Boyd arrived in Eau Claire in 1929 as the new high school band conductor. Almost immediately there was an improvement in the quality of the high school band. Although it was the middle of The Great Depression, the ban... hmdb.org
First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is the oldest Protestant Church in the City of Chippewa Falls. It was organized in 1855 by Rev. W. W. McNair. The first services were held in a log cabin 12 x 14 feet located on the east bank of Duncan... hmdb.org
Site Of The Chippewa Sugar Beet Factory
In 1904 on this 25 acre site between the Chippewa River and the Soo Line Railroad tracks, sugar processing became a new industry in the Chippewa Valley. The Chippewa Sugar Company was incorporated and a huge six-story sugar bee... hmdb.org
Trinity United Methodist Church
As early as 1846, Methodists were meeting in Chippewa Falls, with Thomas Randall preaching to his neighbors in a boarding house owned by the Chippewa Lumber and Boom Company. On March 10, 1860, Reverend Thomas Harwood, the firs... hmdb.org
Eliza Parrant House
Historic Building This Queen Anne style house was built by Eliza Parrant in1881. Several houses in the vicinity replicate many stylistic features of this house, which was sold to Thomas McDermott in 1899. McDermott was a timber... hmdb.org
Site Of The Hiram S. Allen Home
This Columbia Street site was the location of the ornate pioneer mansion built by Hiram Stores Allen. Called the founder of Chippewa Falls, Hiram built the first grist-mill, the first flour-mill, and the first hotel in Chippewa... hmdb.org
Strum Veterans Memorial
We salute all the men and women in our armed forces, to those who have served and to those that have given the altimate sacrifice. God bless you and God bless these United States of America. Donated by Glenn & Lue Haukeness, Ga... hmdb.org