Porter's Mills, Wisconsin
Encyclopedia
Porter's Mills, also called Porterville, was a logging
boomtown
in Eau Claire County
, Wisconsin
, United States
, between Brunswick
and Eau Claire
, at 44° 46' 15" N 091° 34' 01" W. at an elevation of 771 feet.
The first sawmill
there was built in 1863. At its peak, the Northwestern Logging Company employed almost 500 workers there; the town had a public school, churches, and a population of over 1,100. Northwestern Logging started to cut back their operation there in 1891, moving their offices out of Porter’s Mills to Stanley, Wisconsin
. The last mill in Porter's Mills was dismantled in 1899, and the population moved on, to Stanley, Eau Claire or elsewhere. By 1904, the town had ceased to be.
Logging
Logging is the cutting, skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks.In forestry, the term logging is sometimes used in a narrow sense concerning the logistics of moving wood from the stump to somewhere outside the forest, usually a sawmill or a lumber yard...
boomtown
Boomtown
A boomtown is a community that experiences sudden and rapid population and economic growth. The growth is normally attributed to the nearby discovery of a precious resource such as gold, silver, or oil, although the term can also be applied to communities growing very rapidly for different reasons,...
in Eau Claire County
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Eau Claire County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2010, the population estimate was 98,736. Its county seat is Eau Claire....
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, between Brunswick
Brunswick, Wisconsin
Brunswick is a town in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,624 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Lufkin and Mount Hope Corners are located in the town.-Geography:...
and Eau Claire
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Eau Claire is a city located in the west-central part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 65,883 as of the 2010 census, making it the largest municipality in the northwestern portion of the state, and the 9th largest in the state overall. It is the county seat of Eau Claire County,...
, at 44° 46' 15" N 091° 34' 01" W. at an elevation of 771 feet.
The first sawmill
Sawmill
A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....
there was built in 1863. At its peak, the Northwestern Logging Company employed almost 500 workers there; the town had a public school, churches, and a population of over 1,100. Northwestern Logging started to cut back their operation there in 1891, moving their offices out of Porter’s Mills to Stanley, Wisconsin
Stanley, Wisconsin
Stanley is a city in Chippewa and Clark counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,898 at the 2000 census.- History :Stanley was settled and platted in 1881 when the Wisconsin Central Railway built its line through the area...
. The last mill in Porter's Mills was dismantled in 1899, and the population moved on, to Stanley, Eau Claire or elsewhere. By 1904, the town had ceased to be.