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 MANITOWOC.--Population 13,050. From: Handbook of Wisconsin by S. Silas, 1855 pg. 84-85 This County is situated on Lake Michigan and is at present the most northern County on the Lake, at whose ports any business is done. It is heavily timbered, and does a large business in pine lumber. There are several large saw mills on the Manitowoc River. Much of the land is yet in the hands of the Government, and is of a superior quality. It is well watered, produces good wheat, and its numerous streams furnish abundance of power. Manitowoc, at the mouth of Manitowoc River, is the principal place of business, and is well located for future growth and prosperity. A rail road is chartered to run from this place to Menasha, at the foot of Lake Winnebago, is now building, and will be completed at a time not far in the future. The Green Bay and Lake Shore Rail Road diverges from the Lake to Green Bay at this point. Twin Rivers is another thriving port, also engaged in the lumber trade, six miles north-east of Manitowoc. This County lies in the Green Bay land district--office at Menasha. Links and Resources: 2Manitowoc.com - Offsite Link: A wonderful, comprehensive website developed by Shari M. and her contributors. Manitowoc County - Onsite Link: A website developed by Ellen R. This site is associated with USGenWeb. Wisconsin Biographies Project-Manitowoc County-Offsite link with a few 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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