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955 COUNTY HIGHWAY FF

Architecture and History Inventory
955 COUNTY HIGHWAY FF | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:TOMEK'S OLD LOG INN
Other Name:CAMP 1
Contributing:
Reference Number:79750
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):955 COUNTY HIGHWAY FF
County:Iron
City:
Township/Village:Mercer
Unincorporated Community:
Town:42
Range:2
Direction:E
Section:29
Quarter Section:SE
Quarter/Quarter Section:NW
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1948
Additions:
Survey Date:1996
Historic Use:tavern/bar
Architectural Style:Rustic Style
Structural System:Log
Wall Material:Log
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:"Local cabin resort owner Charles Luka built this bar in 1948, for his daughter, Mary, who became one of the first roadside business owners on the west side of the Flowage. By positioning herself along an increasingly busy road, Mary and her successors have been well-placed to feed, water and provide bait for travelers who have not reached their destination or have no set destination in mind. The current owners took the present name from western Iron County's logging heritage. Carl Nelson, an independent logger for the Roddis Logging Company, built his headquarters camp, or Camp 1, about one-quarter mile west of the building in 1925. In addition to logging, Nelson was also responsible for hauling fill to the site of Turtle Dam, then under construction." Iron County Heritage Area, Historic Touring Guide & Map to Iron County: Wisconsin's Vacation Paradise, not dated.
Bibliographic References:Iron County Heritage Area, Historic Touring Guide & Map to Iron County: Wisconsin's Vacation Paradise, not dated.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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