Bethel A former settlement which grew up around the Bethel Industrial Academy, in sec 25, Richfield Township. Although by the first decade of the century Bethel had a general store and two sawmills, the naem, which probalby comes from Bethel PO, now denotes only the rural community in the vicinity of Bethel Church in NW sec 25, Richfield Township, on co trunk N. Bethel Creek Another name for the part of Otter Cr near Bethel in Richfield Township. So called only on Mara. 1949 and 1957. Named for Bethel. Bethel Industrial Academy A former school in sec 25, Richfield Township; since 1949 it has been located in Columbus, WI. Established in 1899 by Elder T B Snow of the Seventh-Day Adventist faith on land donated by the Lyman Lumber Co, and originally called Woodland Industrial School. Named for Bethel PO. Bethel PO A PO established on Bev 20,1900, with Jorjen C MIkkelsen, a minister in the Seventh-Day Adventist faith, as postmaster. The name first proposed for the PO was Woodland, after the Woodland Industrial School where the PO was to be kept. However, postal authorities rejected this name since it conflicted with the name of an already established Wisconsin PO. Bethel was then proposed and acceptied by authorities, and the school's name was changed to Bethel Industrial Academy. Although Bethel is famous fro the Biblical account of Jacob's vision of a ladder ascending to heaven(Gen.28:18-19), it is not known whether the PO name was taken directly from the Bible. Hence, the origin of the name must be considered uncertain. Big Bull Falls A former falls on the Yellow R in SE sec 17, Richfield Township. The name appears on Gayn. 1878, Snyd.1878 and Page 1881. Cp Little Bull Falls. Bull is an anglicization of Canadian-French Bulles, "rapids", which is in turn derived from Franch la bulle, "the bubble produced by water in motion". Thus, the name is partly French and partly descriptive in origin. Big Island An island in the Wisconsin R just N of the Wisconsin Rapids city limits, extending NE-SW from sec 33, T23N,R6E, to sec 8, T22N,R6E. The name has been used at least since 1874. Descriptive Big Marsh A marsh W of the city of Wisconsin Rapids, extending from S secs 31 and 32, Rudolph Township, to N sec 5 ,T22N,R6E, and including all of sec 6,T22N,R6E, within the city limits. The Name was used as easly as 1874. It was descriptive but is no longer used. Big Swamp A marshy area of the north central pineries of Wisconsin including Clark and Jackson counties and the SW part of Wood Co. Descriptive.