Pioneer Norwegian Log Home – Chippewa Falls, WI
N 44° 57.185 W 091° 24.197
15T E 625948 N 4978978
This sign is outside the historic log cabin at Irvine Park in Chippewa Falls.
Waymark Code: WMMA4F
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 08/20/2014
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This sign is outside the historic log cabin at Irvine Park in Chippewa Falls. The text reads:
“Pioneer Norwegian Log Home. This log house, constructed of hand-hewn White Pine logs, was built by Norwegian immigrant Ole Pederson Bjerke about 1881. Ole and his wife Mari had three sons, Gus, John, and Charles.
“Around 1880 Ole had applied for a Homestead in the Chippewa County township of Colburn, nine miles east of Cornell. The log home was built at that site and lived in by Ole and Mari until their deaths in 1905 and 1908. Their descendants lived in it until 1953.
“In February of 1979 the Clement Bayerl family, a great grandson of Ole Bjerke, donated the log home to the Chippewa Historical Society. It was moved to this site by the Mitchell House Moving Company and restored to pioneer standards by Mike Young. The CC Historical Society furnished the log home and in 1987 donated it to the City of Chippewa Falls for Irvine Park.
“Chippewa County Historical Society, Marker Sign #24”
Group that erected the marker: Chippewa County Historical Society
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Irvine Park
Chippewa Falls, WI USA
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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