Category: Historic Timeline

Incorporation of the city of Oconto Falls
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Town of Abrams created
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Bagley Now known as Bagley Rapids, it was originally a logging camp that became a small settlement. The logging outfit was owned by the Bagley family, and worked along the upper Oconto River on the North Branch. After the logging days, the Bagley family went into the wood milling business in Marinette, making windows, doors, blinds, and sashes. Information gathered at Farnsworth Library, Oconto, WI.
Coordinates: 45°3′44″N 88°16′56″W
Town of Bagley created from territory detached from the Town of Maple Valley
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Town of Townsend created from the Town of Wheeler
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Village of Suring incorporated
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Town of Wheeler created from the Town of Armstrong
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Village of Oconto Falls incorporated
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Ordinance creating the Town of Morgan
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Village of Gillett incorporated
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Lakewood Platted by the Western Town Lot Co. in 1897 and appropriately named for the lake in the nearby woods. Information provided by Deana Hipke.  The Tourtilotte family operated a trading post at Waubee Lake in the mid 1800s.  This was sold to Mr. Langlois and then became a resort under the ownership of Hick McConley.  The 60 lakes and 200 miles of trout streams with the 6 mile radius of Lakewood attracted John Anderson, thought to be the first white settler in Lakewood, who bought 80 acres of land that was later occupied by the Lowery family.
Coordinates: 45°19′11″N 88°26′53″W