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 WAUKESHA.--Population 24,012. From: Handbook of Wisconsin by S. Silas, 1855 pg. 104-105 Lies next West of Milwaukee, and was originally a part of it. The face of the country is rolling, rising in the north-west part to high table land. East of Fox River is heavy timber, west, openings with a few small prairies. There is considerable marsh land, but no more than is needed for hay meadows. The marshes in this and most other portions of the State can generally be drained, and will eventually become rich meadows. The lands are nearly all good, and well cultivated. Summit, in the north-west part, contains some of the best farms in the State. It is well watered with streams and lakes, and has many good water powers. Waukesha, near the centre, is the County Seat. It has a good water power, and is the location of Carroll College, under the charge of the Presbyterians. This institution has a fine stone building, is fully officered, and has a well qualified corpse of instructors. Its prospects are fair, and is intended by its friends, that it shall not be inferior to any college in the west. Oconomowoc, on the Milwaukee and Watertown Rail Road, is a flourishing place, and does a large business. The Milwaukee and Mississippi, and the Milwaukee and Watertown Rail Roads, both in operation, pass through the whole length of the County. There is also a charter for a Rail Road from Waukesha down the Fox River. Links and Resources: Waukesha County
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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 About 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 *Records may contain dates previous to year listed. But prior to the year listed recording was sporatic. | ||||||
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