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 ST. CROIX.--Population, 2,040. From: Handbook of Wisconsin by S. Silas, 1855 pg. 102-103 Is on the lower part of St. Croix River, and is one of those Counties toward which the tide of immigration is now setting. It has all the varieties of surface, gently rolling, with prairie, openings, timber, hard and pine. Its present principal export is pine lumber. For agricultural purposes, the land bordering on Willow and Apple Rivers, seem to have the preference, at least most of the lands purchased by actual settlers are selected there. It is said that about 2500 men will be employed in the St. Croix Pineries during this winter (1855 and '6.). Pineries all over the State give some employment to many young men, who come to the State seeking a location, or who prefer to earn something during the winter season, after the location is made. Hudson is the County Seat, and contains the land office for the Willow River land district. It is a pleasant and thriving village, on Lake St. Croix, six miles below Stillwater, (in Minnesota) eighteen east of St. Paul, and twenty-two above the foot of the Lake. It possesses very decided commercial advantages, and is fast rising into importance. It has a large and increasing intercourse with St. Louis and other river cities. Its present population is about 1000. Links and Resources: Wisconsin Biographies Project-St. Croix 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 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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