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 PORTAGE. From: Handbook of Wisconsin by S. Silas, 1855 pg. 95-96 Portage County lies on the Wisconsin River and its branches, and is almost exclusively engaged in lumbering, its whole supplies, till within a year or two, being drawn from below.--Settlers have gone in during 1854 and '5, who have selected farms, and will soon bring their produce to market. For many years, the business at the lumbering depots will make a ready market for all the produce of the County. The land is not as good for agriculture as most of the other Counties, though there are locations for farms which cannot be surpassed. The Wisconsin Pinery is one of the oldest in the State, it having been surveyed, and timber cut for about ten years, yet the population has probably doubled during the last year. For the past year the attention of settlers has been directed to lands on the numerous streams entering the Wisconsin River, and a very large accession has been made to the population, of enterprising farmers, who are sure speedily to meet their reward. Stevens Point, is the largest place, having a population in June, of 833. It is well situated on the Wisconsin River, and will probably always be the center of the lumber trade for that region. The Land Offices for this district are located here. Plover, seven miles from Stevens Point is the County Seat, having about 300 inhabitants. Conant's Rapids is a thriving village. Links and Resources: Free Links by Joan-GoldenRuleGen.com- Although Joan is a professional genealogist, she believes in the concept of data being presented for free on the internet. She is the USGenWeb coordinator for Adams and Marquette county. She has transcribed a multitude of data for various county sites. Her professional focus is in Adams, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, Portage, Waushara, and Wood Counties, WI. Cemeteries & Deaths
Original Field Notes and Plat Maps From Wisconsin Public Land Survey Records. his website provides access to scanned images of the original General Land Office survey field notes and plat maps. All of this material is based on the township, range and section descriptions of the Public Land Survey System (PLSS). To effectively use this material, you will need to know this description for the property you are researching. This legal description can be derived from topographic maps, land ownership maps, deeds and or property tax bills among other sources. Offsite link 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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