The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Around 1885 a few pioneer families named Marshal, Sergeant and Carman settled in the brush a mile west of Sheldon's current location, in a hamlet they called "Fern." Anton Corbine carried mail in to them from Flambeau Farm (where the Flambeau River joins the Chippewa) by foot or by horse. Other settlers followed. Woodlawn Cemetery was started in 1903 with the burial of Mrs. Alice Elmendorf (aged 65 years). A little log school stood just south of it, and a Rev. Willam would sometimes follow the trails up from Huron to lead worship in the school. In 1905 Max Dietze from Hawkins built a general store east of the cemetery, supplied by driving a wagon with horses across the Jump and along logging roads to Holcombe or Chippewa. In 1906 D. L. Pickering built a sawmill on the bank of Little Jump River.
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Start Sheldon’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sheldon’s history is told.
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Nothing in Sheldon is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Sheldon has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Jump River Town Hall in McKinley, 8 miles away.
Sheldon and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
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