West Central Wisconsin Part 4
Clear Lake
Population: 1070
Clear Lake is a village in Polk County.
Trivia:
Clear Lake has 18 Christian churches, representing eight denominations.
Cornell
Population: 1467
Cornell is a city in Chippewa County.
Trivia:
Cornell has the world's only surviving pulpwood stacker. The stacker helped to launch the huge timber industry in the Northwoods of
Wisconsin in the late 19th century. It was used to move large quantities of pulpwood logs, making the process of stacking wood faster,
safer, and easier. The stacker has been unused since 1972, but is considered a historical treasure.
Downsville
Population: 120
Downsville is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Dunn, in Dunn County.
Durand
Population: 1931
Durand is the county seat of Pepin County.
Trivia:
The Durand area was first settled in 1856 when 21-year-old Miles Durand Prindle came up the river in a keel boat named the "Dutch Lady" and
took government land on the site of the present city. Originally named Bear Creek, Durand was incorporated on April 12, 1887.
Eau Claire
Population: 68802
Eau Claire is a city in Eau Claire and Chippewa counties.
Trivia:
Eau Claire styles itself as the "horseradish capital of the world", due to the presence of Silver Spring Foods, the world's largest grower
and producer of horseradish. The climate, with its cool winters, is conducive to the horseradish crop.
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