What is the story behind the city name of Wausau, Wisconsin?

Wausau, Wisconsin was originally known as "Big Bull Falls". It is not known whether this name was penned by the original settlers or the Indians. George Stevens, a lumberman, was sent up to the area in 1836 to find mill sites for the lumber industry.

When he arrived in 1839 at the location along the Wisconsin River, he decided it was the perfect spot for a lumber mill site. By 1840 the mill was turning the local pine forests into lumber. In 1846 Walter McIndoe arrived in the community and was responsible for the creation of Marathon County in 1850.At this time frame Big Bull Falls was starting to be called "Wausau" and it became the county seat.

The Chippewa Indians went on their yearly hunts in the area and they called it "Wausau" which meant "far away place" in their language. McIndoe decided to change the name to "Wausau". Some question whether it means "far away place".

There is another Indian language that states that it means "noise like thunder" which makes sense because of the noise that the falls made running over the rocks.

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