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1870s

Kelly Brook/Kelly Lake
An Indian Trail was the only route from what is now the city of Oconto, through the center of today’s Lena and into Kelly Brook, which was named after an interesting early resident, Pat Kelly.  Nearby Kelly Lake, also named after Pat Kelly, was originally called Christy Lake.
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In 1875 when the C. Bartletts, who were survivors of the Peshtigo Fire, moved from Hart’s Switch to Kelly Brook there were few settlers, but among them were the James Marlett, the Stanislaus (Dennis) Martineau, the Jeff Tessier, the Abe Tourtillot, the William Morrison, the J. A. Schweiberg, and the Wolf Babka families.
Taken from Recollections of Oconto County, printed by the Oconto County Historical Society, 1954.