Wilke Memorial Park
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Water Turbine Wheel at Wilke Memorial Park
 
Details
Attraction
Location
Body of Water: St. Croix River
Trail Name: Inland Waterways
Nearest Address: North Cascade Street near 1st Street
Nearest City: Osceola
County: Polk
Zip Code: 54020
Latitude: N 45°19.17000'
Longitude: W -092°42.35400'
Attraction
Features
Open to public?: Yes
Mooring buoy?: No
Mooring buoy in place?: No
Snorkelable?: No
Dive guide?: No
Trails sign?: No
National Register?: No
Attraction
Description
Osceola Falls a lumber mill as first established in 1855 and a flour mill in 1854. Became a stop for excusion boats on the St. Croix River during the 1880s. Historic marker reads: 'First settled by William Kent in 1844 when he came looking for lumber for ship masts. Built a lumber mill powered by Osceola Creek. Other industries followed along with a flour mill in 1852. First called Leroy in honor of Leroy Hubbard the first white man to die here. Later changed to Osceola Mills and finally around 1900 to Osceola after the Indian chief and the first boat built in the St. Croix Valley.'
 
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Nearby
Attractions (2)
Osceola Historical Society Museum
Wilke Memorial Park
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