Panoramic view map of Medford, Wisconsin, published by Norris, Wellge &
Co. in 1885, reprint. An early article in Medford's Star News explained
that the town of Medford got its name when a railroad worker carved the
name of his hometown, Medford, Massachusetts, onto a hemlock stump. The
first entry of land sales in what would become Medford was on June 1,
1867, when Henry Corwith of Chicago made a large purchase. The Wisconsin
Central Railroad was built through the area in 1873, and soon after
sawmills were built throughout the region. An article published in
Medford's Star News, dated January, 1908 describes the experiences of E.
L. Urquhart in the early days of Taylor County and Medford. E. L.
Urquhart was elected sheriff of Taylor County in 1880, and went on to
hold many public offices. His description of building and using an ice
road for moving lumber is particularly interesting. We have provided an
excerpt from the article below.
This map captures the town as it
appeared just eight years before the Great Fire of 1893.
The
center top margin features a detailed illustration of S. H. Keeler's
Block, which includes Medford House and the Brucker Ludloff Co. Exchange
& Real Estate Office.
Features numbered references to
the following locations:
1. Court
House and Jail.
2. School House
3. New Catholic
Church.
4. Old Catholic Church.
5. Episcopal Church.
6. Methodist Church.
7. Scandinavian Church.
8.
German Lutheran Church.
9. Medford House, (S. H. Keeler's
Store and Post Office, Brucker, Ludloff Co., Waldbote, Reform and
Ansiedler Office, Bank.)
10. National Hotel, J. M. Maier.
11.
Exchange Hotel, Theodore Fredericks.
12. Exchange Bank. S. B. Hubbell
& Co.
13. Forest House, M. J. Scidmore.
14. Manitowoc House,
Joseph Voshmik.
15. Butterfield Ferguson Co., Saw and Planing Mill,
Store and Office.
16. Geo. L. Shattuck's Saw Mill.
17. Perkins, &
Son, Flouring Mill.
18. Nystrum's Tannery.
19. Wesle Bros. Wagon
Shops.
20. Wis. Cent., R. R. Immigrant House.
21. Brucker Ludloff
Co's Immigrant House.
22. Wis. Cent, R. R. Immigrant House.
23.
Bergman & Nostitz, Hardware Store & Warehouse.
24. Star and News
Printing Office.
25. Schaefer & Franzen, Boots and Shoes.
26. C.
Paquet's Opera Hall.
27. A. E. Bonneville, Drug Store.
Hobbs & Wimmer, Art Gallery.
28. John Carsten, Butcher Shop.
Henry Kurtz, Apothecary.
Chas. Peters,
Furniture.
29. W. P. Price, General Merchandise.
30. Jacob
Shapiro, General Merchandise.
31. John Shimonek, Flour and Feed.
32. Henry Tappe, Harness Shops.
33. Henrici's Tailor Shop.
34. F.
Glasow, General Store.
35. John Stamm & Co. Greenhouses.
36. Gay &
Biscornet, Flour and Feed.
37. Scheppke's Blacksmith Shop.
38.
Chas. Edeler, Gun and Locksmith.
39. Henry Maurer, Bakery.
40.
Schmidt Bros., General Merchants.
41. Peter Doyle, Residence.
42.
J. H. Wheelock, Residence.
43. T. B. McCourt, Residence.
44. Dr.
Atwells, Residence.
45. T. G. Jeffers, Residence.
46. A. J.
Perkins, Residence.
47. Turner Hall.
48. G. W. Adams, Residence.
49. Geo. T. Phelps, Residence.
50. Music Hall. |
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