Sources

Throughout the development of our tours of Eau Claire, we did a ton of research and used numerous resources locally and beyond. We want to make sure those sources are given their due credit. If you’re looking for more historic facts about Eau Claire, look no further!

Books, articles, and Newspapers

  • Newspapers.com - Leader-Telegram, 1881 to Current

  • Our Story 1776-1976: The Chippewa Valley and Beyond   by Eau Claire Leader Telegram

  • Eau Claire Landmarks Commission (Book)

  • A History of Eau Claire, Wisconsin Volume I: The Lumbering Era, by Brian L. Blakeley

  • A History of Eau Claire, Wisconsin Volume II: The Manufacturing Age, by Brian L. Blakely

  • The City Grows Up   Ralph Owen’s Eau Claire, 1920-1960  Edited by Frank Smoot

  • Ralph Owen’s Eau Claire   The Character of a City, 1884-1909  Editors: Eldgjorg Tobin and Frank Smoot

  • The Flying Eagles and the School Yard Jump  by Ron Buckli

  • Eau Claire and the Valley Where Rivers Meet   Volumes I, II, and III (A Leader-Telegram Publication)

  • Volume One

  • Logging In Wisconsin by Diana L. Peterson and Carrie M. Ronnander

Local and State Historic Organizations

  • Chippewa Valley Museum and Archives

  • The Wisconsin Logging Museum (The Paul Bunyan Museum)

  • Eau Claire Landmarks Commission

Other Sources

  • City of Eau Claire Landmark Commission Plaques

  • Other Historic Plaques throughout Eau Claire

  • Documentary Movies

  • Friends

  • Feeney Map