The community was founded in 1855. Around that time, Ebenezer Thompson tried to dam the Red Cedar, but his half-built dam was destroyed by a flood. In 1857 Captain Downs tried again and succeeded in building a dam which powered a sawmill. The village was platted in 1859, and named for Downs. He sold the mill to Knapp, Stout & Co., who expanded it and added planing and shingle mills which employed about 100 men by 1891. By that year the town also had a steam feed mill and a stop on the Menomonie branch of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway.[4]
^Forrester, George (1891). Historical and Biographical Album of the Chippewa Valley, Wisconsin. Chicago, Illinois: A. Warner. pp. 123–124. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
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downsville, wisconsin, downsville, unincorporated, census, designated, place, town, dunn, dunn, county, wisconsin, united, states, where, highway, crosses, cedar, river, 2010, census, population, census, designated, placewis, runs, towndownsvillelocation, with. Downsville is an unincorporated census designated place in the town of Dunn in Dunn County Wisconsin United States 1 2 where Highway 25 crosses the Red Cedar River As of the 2010 census its population was 146 3 Downsville WisconsinCensus designated placeWis 25 runs by townDownsvilleLocation within the state of WisconsinCoordinates 44 46 29 N 91 55 55 W 44 77472 N 91 93194 W 44 77472 91 93194CountryUnited StatesStateWisconsinCountyDunnTownDunnArea Total0 805 sq mi 2 08 km2 Land0 758 sq mi 1 96 km2 Water0 047 sq mi 0 12 km2 Population 2010 Total146 Density180 sq mi 70 km2 Time zoneUTC 6 Central CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT Area code s 715 amp 534 Historical population CensusPop Note 2010146 The community was founded in 1855 Around that time Ebenezer Thompson tried to dam the Red Cedar but his half built dam was destroyed by a flood In 1857 Captain Downs tried again and succeeded in building a dam which powered a sawmill The village was platted in 1859 and named for Downs He sold the mill to Knapp Stout amp Co who expanded it and added planing and shingle mills which employed about 100 men by 1891 By that year the town also had a steam feed mill and a stop on the Menomonie branch of the Chicago Milwaukee amp St Paul Railway 4 Downsville s Lodge 1961 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows built this hall in 1908 It is now a local museum and the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places Notes edit Downsville Wisconsin Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Downsville Wisconsin U S Census website U S Census Bureau Retrieved April 3 2011 Forrester George 1891 Historical and Biographical Album of the Chippewa Valley Wisconsin Chicago Illinois A Warner pp 123 124 Retrieved June 24 2023 External links editDownsville village website nbsp This article about a location in Dunn County Wisconsin is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Downsville Wisconsin amp oldid 1222477335, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
