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'''KnappYOU ARE COOL ALso i AM COol company sent out its last shipment of lumber on August 12, 1901.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hoffman|first=Arnie|title=Our Story - The Chippewa Valley and Beyond|url=http://www.usgennet.org/usa/wi/county/eauclaire/history/ourstory/vol2/knappstout.html|accessdate=October 14, 2012|newspaper=Eau Claire Leader Telegram|year=1976}}</ref> |
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'''Knapp, Stout & Co.''' was a [[Logging|lumber company]] based in [[Menomonie, Wisconsin]] in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The company was established in 1846, when John Holly Knapp and William Wilson purchased half of interest in a [[lumber mill]]<ref name=bundyhall>[http://www.dunnhistory.org/history/exbundy.html Bundy Hall], Dunn County Historical Society (retrieved January 23, 2017)</ref> on the [[Red Cedar River (Wisconsin)|Red Cedar River]] from David Black; it was originally known as '''Black & Knapp'''. Later Andrew Tainter acquired a quarter-interest, and the company has become '''Knapp-Tainter Lumber Company'''. Henry Stout bought a quarter interest in the company in 1853, and its name became Knapp, Stout & Company. The company's location allowed it to control the lumber industry in the region, and by 1870 it controlled the logging industry in the Red Cedar River valley.<ref name="DCHS">{{cite web|title=The Knapp, Stout and Co., Company |url=http://www.discover-net.net/~dchs/history/exkscc.html |publisher=Dunn County Historical Society |accessdate=October 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814105516/http://www.discover-net.net/~dchs/history/exkscc.html |archivedate=August 14, 2011 }}</ref> In 1878, the company incorporated, and its official name became the Knapp, Stout & Co., Company.<ref name=UW-Stout>{{cite web|title=Knapp-Stout & Co. Company Photo Archive|url=http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/archives/photoarch.cfm|publisher=[[University of Wisconsin–Stout]]|accessdate=October 14, 2012}}</ref> The company employed over 2,000 workers in the Menomonie area and produced 85 million [[board feet]] of lumber on average yearly from 1871 to 1896; its output made it the largest lumber company in the world.<ref name="DCHS"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Knapp, Stout & Co. Founders|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wlhba/articleView.asp?pg=1&id=5373&key=knapp&cy=|accessdate=October 14, 2012|newspaper=Rice Lake Chronotype|date=September 21, 1927}}</ref> In the 1880s, the company expanded to sites along the [[Mississippi River]], opening offices in [[Dubuque, Iowa]], [[Read's Landing, Minnesota]], and St. Louis. By the 1900s, the company had largely depleted its lumber supply; it closed many of its camps and dissolved early in the 20th century.<ref name="DCHS"/><ref name="UW-Stout"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Lumber Company Scrip|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/archives/003221.asp|publisher=[[Wisconsin Historical Society]]|accessdate=October 14, 2012}}</ref> The company sent out its last shipment of lumber on August 12, 1901.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hoffman|first=Arnie|title=Our Story - The Chippewa Valley and Beyond|url=http://www.usgennet.org/usa/wi/county/eauclaire/history/ourstory/vol2/knappstout.html|accessdate=October 14, 2012|newspaper=Eau Claire Leader Telegram|year=1976}}</ref> |
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In addition to logging, Knapp, Stout & Co. built many community institutions in Menomonie and northern Wisconsin. The company funded the first schools in both [[Barron County, Wisconsin|Barron County]] and [[Dunn County, Wisconsin|Dunn County]] counties and established [[Evergreen Cemetery (Menomonie, Wisconsin)|Evergreen Cemetery]], which is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP).<ref>{{cite web|title=Evergreen Cemetery Index |url=http://archives.lib.uwstout.edu/ics-wpd/Evergreen/index.shtml |work=University Archives and Area Research Center |publisher=[[University of Wisconsin–Stout]] |accessdate=October 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905060412/http://archives.lib.uwstout.edu/ics-wpd/Evergreen/index.shtml |archivedate=September 5, 2015 }}</ref> In addition, company partner Andrew Tainter built the NRHP-listed [[Louis Smith Tainter House]] and the [[Mabel Tainter Memorial Building]] in Menomonie.<ref name="DCHS"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Louis Smith Tainter House|url=http://www.uwstout.edu/tour/13.cfm|publisher=[[University of Wisconsin–Stout]]|accessdate=October 14, 2012}}</ref> Henry Stout's son [[James Huff Stout]] founded the [[University of Wisconsin–Stout]] with his inheritance from the company.<ref name="DCHS"/> |
In addition to logging, Knapp, Stout & Co. built many community institutions in Menomonie and northern Wisconsin. The company funded the first schools in both [[Barron County, Wisconsin|Barron County]] and [[Dunn County, Wisconsin|Dunn County]] counties and established [[Evergreen Cemetery (Menomonie, Wisconsin)|Evergreen Cemetery]], which is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP).<ref>{{cite web|title=Evergreen Cemetery Index |url=http://archives.lib.uwstout.edu/ics-wpd/Evergreen/index.shtml |work=University Archives and Area Research Center |publisher=[[University of Wisconsin–Stout]] |accessdate=October 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905060412/http://archives.lib.uwstout.edu/ics-wpd/Evergreen/index.shtml |archivedate=September 5, 2015 }}</ref> In addition, company partner Andrew Tainter built the NRHP-listed [[Louis Smith Tainter House]] and the [[Mabel Tainter Memorial Building]] in Menomonie.<ref name="DCHS"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Louis Smith Tainter House|url=http://www.uwstout.edu/tour/13.cfm|publisher=[[University of Wisconsin–Stout]]|accessdate=October 14, 2012}}</ref> Henry Stout's son [[James Huff Stout]] founded the [[University of Wisconsin–Stout]] with his inheritance from the company.<ref name="DCHS"/> |
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Revision as of 16:42, 23 September 2020
KnappYOU ARE COOL ALso i AM COol company sent out its last shipment of lumber on August 12, 1901.[1]
In addition to logging, Knapp, Stout & Co. built many community institutions in Menomonie and northern Wisconsin. The company funded the first schools in both Barron County and Dunn County counties and established Evergreen Cemetery, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[2] In addition, company partner Andrew Tainter built the NRHP-listed Louis Smith Tainter House and the Mabel Tainter Memorial Building in Menomonie.[3][4] Henry Stout's son James Huff Stout founded the University of Wisconsin–Stout with his inheritance from the company.[3]
John Holly Knapp
John Holly Knapp (1825–1888) was born in New York state in 1825 to General John Holly Knapp (born May 20, 1791), the founder of new Fort Madison, Iowa and Harriet Knapp (nee Seely), and grew up in Fort Madison.[5][6] At first he remained in Fort Madison, although travelled frequently to Menomonie. At Fort Madison he had a son Henry with his first wife, Caroline Field, and two children, Effie and William with his second wife, Valaria Adams. But as the business grew, he moved to Menomonie, where four more children were born, John Holly III, Edgar, Herbert and Rolla. During 1878–1886 Knapp was president of the firm.[5]
Henry Lane Stout
Henry Lane Stout (October 23, 1814 – July 17, 1900) was born in New Jersey. After pursuing some other interests, he became a lumber salesman at Knapp-Tainter and in 1853 acquired a quarter-interest in it.[7]
For five years Stout was mayor of Dubuque. He also served on the board of directors for the Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad (1867-1869), the Dakota & Dubuque Railroad (1881), and the Iowa Pacific Railroad (1876), and served as an officer and on the board of directors of the Dunleith & Dubuque Bridge Company and the Dunleith & Dubuque Ferry Company (1868-1893).[7]
References
- ^ Hoffman, Arnie (1976). "Our Story - The Chippewa Valley and Beyond". Eau Claire Leader Telegram. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ "Evergreen Cemetery Index". University Archives and Area Research Center. University of Wisconsin–Stout. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
DCHSwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Louis Smith Tainter House". University of Wisconsin–Stout. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
bundyhallwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Knapp, Henry E. (1919). "General John Holly Knapp". The Wisconsin Magazine of History. 2 (3). Wisconsin Historical Society: 337–340. JSTOR 4630171.
- ^ a b Stout, Henry Lane, The Bibliographical Dictionary of Iowa (retrieved January 23, 2017)