▁near ▁the ▁South ▁F ork ▁of ▁the ▁Fl am be au ▁River , ▁within ▁the ▁present ▁day ▁Che qu am eg on ▁National ▁Forest , ▁east ▁of ▁Park ▁F alls , ▁Wisconsin . ▁A ▁few ▁weeks ▁later , ▁he ▁can o ed ▁down ▁the ▁Ch ipp ew a ▁River ▁on ▁a ▁trad ing ▁expedition . ▁At ▁Jim ▁F alls , ▁he ▁encountered ▁Daniel ▁McC ann , ▁to ▁whom ▁he ▁sold ▁the ▁e agle ▁for ▁a ▁bush el ▁of ▁corn . ▁In ▁turn , ▁McC ann ▁sold ▁the ▁bird ▁to ▁soldiers ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Wisconsin ▁Vol unte er ▁Infantry ▁Regiment . ▁The ▁e agle ▁became ▁their ▁mas cot ▁Old ▁A be , ▁who ▁accompanied ▁them ▁during ▁many ▁batt les ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁this ▁connection , ▁the ▁res er voir ▁behind ▁the ▁dam ▁is ▁named ▁" Old ▁A be ▁Lake ." ▁Moreover , ▁in ▁a ▁park ▁on ▁the ▁Old ▁A be ▁State ▁Tra il , ▁which ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁town , ▁a ▁ 1 0 ½ ▁foot ▁statue ▁of ▁Old ▁A be ▁has ▁been ▁ere cted ▁near ▁the ▁dam . ▁ ▁Geography ▁A ▁stretch ▁of ▁rap ids ▁and ▁falls ▁on ▁the ▁Ch ipp ew a ▁River ▁provided ▁the ▁foc al ▁point ▁around ▁which ▁the ▁town ▁developed . ▁They ▁have ▁been ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁a ▁hydro elect ric ▁facility ▁operated ▁by ▁Northern ▁States ▁Power ▁Company . ▁However , ▁many ▁ge ological ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁bed ▁are ▁visible ▁below ▁the ▁dam . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : C ensus