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 WASHINGTON.--Population 18,897. From: Handbook of Wisconsin by S. Silas, 1855 pg. 104 Washington lies a short distance from Lake Michigan, Ozaukee being between. It was originally heavily timbered with oak, maple, beach, hickory, &c., but much of it has been cleared. It is an agricultural County exclusively, and the farms are small, as they are mostly in all the heavily timbered Counties. Its progress has been rapid, and many of the original German settlers have become wealthy. Many, during the past year, have become uneasy, and in the true spirit of "breaking up," have sold their farms and "gone west.". Their places have been quickly taken, and the change has brought in a more intelligent and enterprising people. The population consists principally of German and Irish immigrants. West Bend is the County Seat. Barton, about one mile from West Bend, on the Milwaukee River, has an excellent water power, and mills. The Lac Crosse and Milwaukee R. R. passes through the south western part. Links and Resources: Wisconsin Biographies Project-Washington County-Offsite link with an extensive list of biographies online. Cemeteries & Deaths
1901 County Maps - The Wisconsin county maps presented here were scanned in individually from the large Wisconsin map in the Rand McNally New Standard Atlas of the World, Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago, 1901. They should be of interest to genealogists because they show the locations of many places that no longer exist. Offsite link by Rick Hagen Current County Map, The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is pleased to provide highly detailed county maps online. Produced at a 1:100,000 scale the maps contain the following pieces of information: Major local road networks, Interstate corridors, U.S., state, and county routes, Recreation areas, Points of interest, Hospitals, Schools, Airports, Urban boundaries, Railroads, Town roads, Federal and state forest boundaries, Indian reservations, Township boundaries. See also: American History and Genealogy Project American Local History Network theBubbler.com - Wisconsin's Information Source ^P ^PAbout Us | What's New | Wisconsin Counties & Towns | Wisconsin Genealogy Resources Wisconsin Maps & Atlases | Military in Wisconsin | Education-Wisconsin Schools WI Native Americans | Great Lakes Marine and Shipping Contributors | How to Contribute^P ^P*Records may contain dates previous to year listed. But prior to the year listed recording was sporatic. | ||||||
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