1902 Map of Wausau

About this map

The Wisconsin River corridor serves as the industrial spine of this 1902 survey, connecting the primary manufacturing centers of Wausau and Merrill. This turn-of-the-century landscape is defined by the logistics of the timber industry, evident in the network of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Ry and specialized features like Bull Dessert Logging Creek. The map documents a period of significant institutional and industrial growth, locating the State Insane Asylum south of Wausau and various granite quarries and lumber-adjacent settlements such as Granite Heights and Schofield. Away from the main river valley, the topography rises toward B B Hill and Marshall Hill, while the eastern portion of the sheet reveals a more dispersed settlement pattern around Hogarty and Nutterville, where early rural post offices and small rail junctions like Dessert Junction once anchored local life.