Legacy
The city of Washburn in Bayfield County, Wisconsin was named after Cadwallader Washburn, as was Washburn County in northern Wisconsin. Washburn Observatory, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, was also named for Washburn, who as governor, allocated the money for its construction. Washburn High School in Minneapolis was also named after Cadwallader Washburn. He left money in his will that would start an orphanage for the children that lost parents in the mill explosion. This organization has evolved into what is known today as the Washburn Center for Children.
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)