Cornell Pulpwood Stacker - Cornell, WI
N 45° 09.928 W 091° 09.285
15T E 645014 N 5002988
An important technological innovation, the Pulpwood Stacker mechanized the labor-intensive task of stockpiling logs. The Cornell Pulpwood Stacker is the only known example of this type of paper mill machinery remaining in the United States.
Waymark Code: WM23TP
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2007
Views: 43
Text from the historical marker:
“In 1912, after a permanent dam was built across the Chippewa River near this location, the Cornell Wood Products Company, a large paper milling operation, began production here. The company manufactured paper products, cardboard and wallboard. The original complex consisted of a log pond, slasher building, stacker, stacker pit building, sluice locker/tool building, office and garage. Although the operations ceased here in 1972, the 175 foot tall Cornell Pulpwood Stacker remains as an impressive reminder of the great logging industry that dominates this part of Wisconsin. The structure was designed by the Joor Engineering Company of England, manufactured by the Minneapolis Tool and Machinery Company and assembled here. Counter weights were used to erect the stacker. The Pulpwood Stacker moved large quantities of pulpwood logs into massive woodpiles. An important technological innovation, the Pulpwood Stacker mechanized the labor-intensive task of stockpiling logs. The Cornell Pulpwood Stacker is the only known example of this type of paper mill machinery remaining in the United States. The Cornell Pulpwood Stacker was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1993."
Street address:
Cornell Mill Yard Park
Cornell, WI USA
54732
County / Borough / Parish: Chippewa
Year listed: 1993
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering: Builder: Minneapolis Tool & Machinery Co., Joor Engineering
Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Historic function: Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current function: Vacant/Not In Use
Hours of operation: From: 10:00 AM To: 4:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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