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Cumberland: The Island City

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Availability:In StockContributor:Brent T. PetersonPublish date:2019-06-17Pages:130
Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540239105ISBN-10:1540239101UPC:9781540239105Book Category:History, Technology & Engineering, TravelBook Subcategory:United States, Agriculture, PictorialsBook Topic:State & Local, ForestrySize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SCJ0ZPBS97
Located in northwest Wisconsin and surrounded by Beaver Dam Lake, the city of Cumberland is known as the "Island City." The lake was known to the local Ojibwa tribe as Che-wa-cum-ma-towangok, or "Lake Made by the Beavers." With over 1,100 acres of open water, the lake's resources brought in loggers to cut the big stands of timber to be milled into wood that would build the northern part of Wisconsin. Soon, an influx of Italian immigrants called Cumberland home, creating one of the largest communities of people of Italian descent in the entire state. The early pioneer families--Miller, Hines, and Ritan--had established stores, mercantile businesses, and livery stables to help the community grow. Over the years, many notable people have come from the area, including Olympic gold medal wrestlers John and Ben Peterson, statesman Thomas St. Angelo, and football standout Julius Alphonse. Stokely Foods, Ardisam, and 3M also call the area home. When the railroads came, the town became a destination for settlement and agriculture. After the timber industry moved away, the community became a popular place for summer cottages and homes.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540239105ISBN-10:1540239101UPC:9781540239105Book Category:History, Technology & Engineering, TravelBook Subcategory:United States, Agriculture, PictorialsBook Topic:State & Local, ForestrySize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SCJ0ZPBS97
Peterson, Brent T.: - Brent T. Peterson, a historian and executive director of the Washington County Historical Society in Stillwater, Minnesota, has written and published several books on local history. His family purchased a lake cabin just north of the city of Cumberland, on Big Dummy Lake, and have been there for more than 40 years.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions

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