Rib Lake Lumber Company

Rib Lake Lumber Company (HMK6K)

Location: Rib Lake, WI 54470 Taylor County
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Country: United States of America
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N 45° 19.098', W 90° 12.096'

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In 1882, speculator J.J. Kennedy constructed a small mill along the shores of Rib Lake, founding the Rib Lake Lumber Company. In spite of several mill fires, the company grew to produce over a billion board feet of lumber. At first dependent upon horse-drawn sleighs for hauling logs, the company developed into a large industrial complex when a railroad spur was constructed to connect Rib Lake to the Wisconsin Central Rail Road line. By the 1920s, the Rib Lake Lumbering Company included many specialized buildings and machinery, several lumber yards and an intricate tramway system and railroad servicing area. This area of Rib Lake was once known as the "hot pond," where mill steam thawed frozen logs before the bull chain pulled them into the mill. Two buildings remain from the original complex: a machine shed and lumber drying kiln. After the area's available timber was depleted, the mill closed in 1948, ending the era of huge logging operations in Wisconsin.
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HM NumberHMK6K
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
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Marker Number346
Year Placed1997
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Date Added Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 at 5:21am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 719331 N 5022120
Decimal Degrees45.31830000, -90.20160000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 19.098', W 90° 12.096'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 19' 5.88" N, 90° 12' 5.76" W
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Area Code(s)715
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 700-798 Mill Ln, Rib Lake WI 54470, US
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