Travel Back in Time to Merrill

Merrill, Wisconsin, originally named Jenny Bull Falls, was at the heart of the logging industry and is the Lincoln County seat. These images from T.B. Scott Free Library highlight, for the most part, the downtown, business area of Merrill, but be sure to explore the full Central Wisconsin Digitization Project and search Merrill. You will be rewarded with amazing photos of its logging past and a run of the high school yearbook.

Lincoln County Bank and West Main St., Merrill, Wi, 1910.
Lincoln County Bank and West Main St., Merrill, Wi, 1910.
Looking east along the Merrill Street Railway's line through Merrill's West Side toward the Badger Hotel, 1925.
Looking east along the Merrill Street Railway’s line through Merrill’s West Side toward the Badger Hotel, 1925.
Bird's Eye View, Merrill W, ca. 1900-1919.
Bird’s Eye View, Merrill W, ca. 1900-1919.
Merrill's trackless Trolley with T.B. Scott library in background, had solid rubber tires. It extended the street railway beyond the end of its rails to the sixth ward. Ca. 1900-1919.
Merrill’s trackless Trolley with T.B. Scott library in background, had solid rubber tires. It extended the street railway beyond the end of its rails to the sixth ward. Ca. 1900-1919.
An employee rides a velocipede in the CM&StP yards at Merrill.
An employee rides a velocipede in the CM&StP yards at Merrill.
Streetcar on East Main Street, Merrill, 1892 or 1893.
Streetcar on East Main Street, Merrill, 1892 or 1893.