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XIV.
f3UILDING A COUNTY—ITS CIVIC ADMINISTEATION, COUETS, SCHOOLS, BUILDINGS AND INSTITUTIONS.
The white inhabitants of the area set off as Winnebago county in 1840 were a few farmer pioneers about Butte des Morts, and at the future site of Oshkosh, then known as Saukeer, Morton's Point or Stanley's Ferry, also Knagg's Ferry and Athens. The United States Menominee Mission at Neenah was abandoned in 1836 and the property as a reservation withheld from sale. By an act of the Legislature passed January 6, 1840, Winnebago county was set off from Brown county and made a separate county with the boundaries as they are at present and have been since that first law describing the boundary. In this same law Nathaniel Perry, Eobert Grignon and Morgan L. Martin were appointed commissioners to locate the county seat and purchase a quarter section of land for the use of the county upon which to locate the court house. It does not appear that these commis¬ sioners ever met or ever acted on the subject. Prior to this act there was an act passed March 8, 1839, making a township of Winnebago of the territory since formed into the towns of Menasha, Neenah, Clayton and two townships of Outagamie county, in which is now located the city of Appleton; but at that date containing only the White Heron Inn of Hipolite Grig¬ non at the Grand Chute. The first election was to be held at the home of Nathaniel Perry, who still resided at Winnebago Eapids. By the same act of 1839 the town of Butte des Morts was made of the territory now included in the four townships bounded by the present towns of Winneconne, Omro, Algoma, Oshkosh and the square township of Vinland. The first election was to be held at the residence of Webster Stanley.
These laws seem to have been inoperative, possibly because, of the small population, and February 18, 1842, a law was ap¬ proved organizing the counties of Winnebago and Calumet from
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| Title | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
| Title of work | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
| Author | Lawson, Publius V. (Publius Virgilius), 1853-1920 |
| Description | This 1908 history of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the county from the early years of European exploration and settlement. Topics covered include agriculture, educational institutions, Winnebago County residents in the Civil War and Spanish-American War, the legal and medical professions, civic and social organizations, businesses and industries, railroads, newspapers, schools, and churches. Histories of the cities and villages of Oshkosh, Neenah, and Menasha, as are biographical sketches of county residents. |
| Place of Publication (Original) | Chicago |
| Publisher (Original) | C.F. Cooper and Company |
| Publication Date (Original) | 1908 |
| Language | English |
| Format-Digital | xml |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
| Identifier-Digital | Winn1908000 |
| State | Wisconsin; |
| County | Winnebago County; |
| Decade | 1630-1639; 1660-1669; 1670-1679; 1680-1689; 1710-1719; 1720-1729; 1730-1739; 1750-1759; 1760-1769; 1810-1819; 1820-1829; 1830-1839; 1840-1849; 1850-1859; 1860-1869; 1870-1879; 1880-1889; 1890-1899; 1900-1909; |
| Subject | Ho Chunk Indians; Fox Indians; Menominee Indians; Sauk Indians; |
| Type | Text |
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| Title | 186 |
| Page Number | 186 |
| Title of work | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
| Author | Lawson, Publius V. (Publius Virgilius), 1853-1920 |
| Publication Date (Original) | 1908 |
| Format-Digital | jpeg |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
| Chapter Title | Chapter XIV. Building a County--Its Civic Administration, Courts, Schools, Buildings and Institutions |
| Identifier-Digital | Winn1908230 |
| Full Text | XIV. f3UILDING A COUNTY—ITS CIVIC ADMINISTEATION, COUETS, SCHOOLS, BUILDINGS AND INSTITUTIONS. The white inhabitants of the area set off as Winnebago county in 1840 were a few farmer pioneers about Butte des Morts, and at the future site of Oshkosh, then known as Saukeer, Morton's Point or Stanley's Ferry, also Knagg's Ferry and Athens. The United States Menominee Mission at Neenah was abandoned in 1836 and the property as a reservation withheld from sale. By an act of the Legislature passed January 6, 1840, Winnebago county was set off from Brown county and made a separate county with the boundaries as they are at present and have been since that first law describing the boundary. In this same law Nathaniel Perry, Eobert Grignon and Morgan L. Martin were appointed commissioners to locate the county seat and purchase a quarter section of land for the use of the county upon which to locate the court house. It does not appear that these commis¬ sioners ever met or ever acted on the subject. Prior to this act there was an act passed March 8, 1839, making a township of Winnebago of the territory since formed into the towns of Menasha, Neenah, Clayton and two townships of Outagamie county, in which is now located the city of Appleton; but at that date containing only the White Heron Inn of Hipolite Grig¬ non at the Grand Chute. The first election was to be held at the home of Nathaniel Perry, who still resided at Winnebago Eapids. By the same act of 1839 the town of Butte des Morts was made of the territory now included in the four townships bounded by the present towns of Winneconne, Omro, Algoma, Oshkosh and the square township of Vinland. The first election was to be held at the residence of Webster Stanley. These laws seem to have been inoperative, possibly because, of the small population, and February 18, 1842, a law was ap¬ proved organizing the counties of Winnebago and Calumet from |
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