. History of northern Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources; an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories; biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers; views of county seats, etc. ... STEVENS POINT. In 1850, Stevens Point was recognized as a political di-vision, and the election was ordered at the house of HintonS. Phelps. The result of this election was a regular set oftown officers, who took command of this fragmentary shipship of State. N. F. Bliss was
. History of northern Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources; an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories; biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers; views of county seats, etc. ... STEVENS POINT. In 1850, Stevens Point was recognized as a political di-vision, and the election was ordered at the house of HintonS. Phelps. The result of this election was a regular set oftown officers, who took command of this fragmentary shipship of State. N. F. Bliss was Justice of the Peace; Abraham Brawley,Chairman of the Board of Supervisors ; Orrin Maybee wasalso a Supervisor; J. S. Young, Town Clerk; Lea Vaughn,Assessor and Collector ; Mr. Holden, Superintendent ofSchools. William Griffin was the Postmaster, and he had to managesome way to get the mail from Plover, as there was no postroute to this place. A school-house was erected in 1849, at a cost of $300 ;it was reported in September, 1850, that there were sixty-sixchildren in attendance upon the school; thirty-six boys and46 John Campbell, successors to Robert Bloomer. GeneralMerchandise—John Strong. Lumber Dealer and Owner ofthe Town Site—Mathias Mitchell. Lumber Dealers—Young& Maybee, Thomas Hinton, B. Finch,
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