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Unity Township Businesses
Clark County, Wisconsin
Banking
Box Factory
Cheesemaking
Farming
Logging
1900
Cullen Ayer was
born March 2, 1841, at Embden, Somerset Co., Maine. At the age of five
years he immigrated with his parents to Mineral Point, Wis., where he grew to
manhood. About the year 1858 he came to La Cross and entered into the lumbering
interests on Black River, which he followed for about ten years, when he went
into partnership with W. W. Crosby, logging on the East fork and main Black
River. In the year 1870 they formed the company of Crosby, Brawn & Ayer and
bought a large tract of pin on Popple River and its tributaries of which he
superintended the cutting and driving the logs out of the river. About three
years later Mr. Crosby and Mr. Ayer bought Mr. Brawn's interest and one year
later, 1874, Cullen Ayer sold his interest to Mr. Crosby, taking as part payment
the large farm in the town of Unity, where he resided until his death, also
taking the logging outfit and a large farm in Trempeleau Co., and contracting
to cut and drive logs for W. W. Crosby. About the year 1890 he retired from
logging and turned his attention to improving his farm in the town of Unity,
stumping it and improving it by erecting fine buildings. He stood six
foot-four and can be seen standing by his team of oxen on an
early photo taken while logging in
Osborne (later renamed Riplinger), Wisconsin. (contributed
by Alan Gurtner).
Mercantile
Railroad
Saw
Mills
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