History of Manitowoc County


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A History of Manitowoc County


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Early Days in Two Rivers, Wisconsin


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Excerpt from Early Days in Two Rivers, Wisconsin: Compromising a Series of Papers Read Before the Manitowoc County Historical Society, at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, November, Nineteen Hundred and Seven Believing that the time was near at hand when the last of that band of pioneers who came here when the settlement was in its very infancy would have passed away, the writer at the solicitation of some of his friends endeavored, as far as possible, to collect such facts and incidents from those still living as might prove interesting and instructive. The writer feels indebted to those who so kindly assisted him, and especially to Mr. G.H. Albee, a pioneer resident of this city, but now of Neenah, Wisconsin. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Lost Manitowoc County


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Originally a part of Brown County, Manitowoc separated and officially became a county of its own in 1836. From the late 19th century to the early 20th century, Manitowoc County was a agricultural community built on dairy farming and planting corn and wheat as well as lumbering. European immigrants helped the county develop, and pioneers such as Jacob Grimm, Jacob Conroe, Ira Clark, and Judge George Reed took a chance and moved to Manitowoc to start a new life. Today, the county is made up of small villages and ghost towns. Communities such as Grimms, Osman, School Hill, Cato, and others that were once busy with activity were lost with time as travel became easier and larger cities had more to offer.