National Register of Historic Places

Round Lake Logging Dam

Fifield, Price County, Wisconsin
Listed
September 16, 1981
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
81000055

About this property

The Round Lake Logging Dam is a historic dam on the south fork of the Flambeau River eighteen miles east of Fifield, Wisconsin, United States, where the river flows out of Round Lake. This earth and timber dam was originally built around 1880 to help lumber companies drive logs down the Flambeau River to sawmills around Eau Claire and beyond on the Mississippi. The wood parts of the dam were crumbling by the 1930s, so it was rebuilt then and again in 1995. The dam was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 - the only known surviving logging dam in northern Wisconsin, representing backwoods engineering of the 1880s.

Location

Fifield, Price County, Wisconsin
45.92571, -90.07936

Categories

INDUSTRYENGINEERING
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Springstead
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6.9 mi
Hultin, Nicolaus H., House
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8.6 mi
Fifield Fire Lookout Tower
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12.1 mi
Fifield Town Hall
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16.8 mi
Flambeau Paper Company Office Building
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17.7 mi

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When was Round Lake Logging Dam listed on the National Register?

Round Lake Logging Dam was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 16, 1981.

What type of historic resource is Round Lake Logging Dam?

Round Lake Logging Dam is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Round Lake Logging Dam?

The period of significance for Round Lake Logging Dam is recorded as the industrial era.

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