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Green County, Wisconsin

63 topographic sheets cover 27 settlements here, and 31 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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31 National Register listings published here · the county-history sources tell 3 stories and name 2 people · people the book names include History Of Green Coun'J Y. (New Glarus Town, 1884) · Village Of Martin (Cadiz Town, 1884) (machine-read).

Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service

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Green County within Wisconsin

What the record shows

  • 412 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 31 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 26 buildings, 4 districts and 1 structure.
  • 11 of the 31 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 28 populated places in this county; 27 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
  • 2 public-domain county histories, 1877 and 1884, supply 288,180 words of narrative reproduced here.

What happened here

3 accounts

Among them: Loss Of Life By Accident; Wagon And Carriage Manufacturers; Early Dats In Decatur, By I. F. Mack. These passages come from the identified county-history source books. Each inset names its own source and opens the exact section it comes from.

From History of Green County, Wisconsin, published 1884 - Albany Town

Loss Of Life By Accident

The first fatal accident in the town, occurred on the Ist of June, 1851. On that day William Richardson, a merchant, was drowned in Sugar river while attempting to cross in a small boat. He was accompanied by S. A. Pond. When they reached the river, Richardson said he would return to the house for his rubbers, as he didn't want to wet his feet, "if he did get drowned." In the middle of the stream the current was too strong for them and they were swept over the dam.

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From History of Green County, Wisconsin, published 1884 - Brodhead City

Wagon And Carriage Manufacturers

The first to manufacture wagons at Brodhead was William Spencer, who commenced here in 1857. He manufactured a few wagons and continued in the busiiK'ss until the war broke out, when he enlisted in the 18th Wisconsin regiment, and went into the service. At the battle of Sliiloh he was severely wounded; removed

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From History of Green County, Wisconsin, published 1884 - Decatur Town

Early Dats In Decatur, By I. F. Mack

"Your favor of the 10th inst., was received at my office during a weeks confinement at my home from a very severe attack of winter cholera. I am now in poor condition to either write or think. You can learn from my son, residing in Brodhead, inanj^ facts of Decatur's early history, and also from the iMessrs.

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Places on the National Register

31

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
1st and 2nd Street Historic Districtdistrict2021100006495
2nd Street Commercial Historic Districtdistrict2021100006496
Judge John A. Bingham Housebuilding197676000063
Gen. James Bintliff Housebuilding197979000080
Dr. Samuel Blumer Housebuilding199292001556
Cadiz Township Joint District No. 2 Schoolbuilding199696000419
Caradine Buildingbuilding197979000081
Chalet of the Golden Fleecebuilding201515000551
Frank L. Chenoweth Housebuilding197676000064
Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railroad Depotbuilding200000000359
Cleveland's Hall and Blacksmith Shopbuilding201009001220
Exchange Square Historic Districtdistrict198484000724
First Methodist Churchbuilding197575000065
Freitag Homesteadbuilding200505001302
Freitag's Pure Oil Service Stationbuilding198080000139
Green County Courthousebuilding197878000097
Hefty-Blum Farmsteadbuilding200000000601
C.D. Hulburt Housebuilding197979000082
Janet Jennings Housebuilding197676000065
Monroe Commercial Districtdistrict198282000671
Monroe Water Towerstructure200505001290
New Glarus Hotelbuilding2025100011829
New Glarus Public School and High Schoolbuilding199898000284
New Glarus Town Hallbuilding200808000286
Jacob Regez Sr. Housebuilding198080000140
Francis West Smith Housebuilding197979000083
John C. and Barbara Steinman Housebuilding200303001215
Albert and Minna Ten Eyck Round Barnbuilding201616000813
Gen. Francis H. West Housebuilding197575000066
F. F. White Blockbuilding197979000084
Wilhelm Tell Schuetzen Haus and Parkbuilding2022100007989

Wildfire, 2006 to 2020

91 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 91 of them, burning about 938 acres. None started naturally and 5 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning57
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Smoking6
Equipment and vehicle use6
Arson/incendiarism5
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
12 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined617 acresWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesCOLD SPRINGS FIRE
10 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1806325
23 April 2014Debris and open burning65 acresWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesDODGEVILLE CO-OP 8
7 April 2018Debris and open burning35 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2018-16
28 April 2018Debris and open burning15 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2018018
15 March 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources282018
26 March 2019Debris and open burning5.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources19026
22 March 2018Debris and open burning5.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources302108

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1965 to 2026

60 of 412 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 412 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 46 injuries and about $20,077,800 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind217
Hail94
Tornado31
Flood28
Flash Flood19
Funnel Cloud14
Heavy Rain5
Lightning4

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 1965Tornado (F1)not stated40 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
June 1979Tornado (F2)not stated5 hurt, $250,000no account filed
July 1996Flash FloodBrowntown1 hurt, $6,000,000no account filed
August 2000Thunderstorm WindDayton$1,500,000no account filed
June 2008Flash FloodBrowntown$1,320,000Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding across much of Green County. Water depths on road surfaces reached 3 feet or more and there were gravel washouts. Some farm fields remained flooded into early July. The breakdown for residential home losses were: 109 with minor damage, 12 with major damage, and 1 destroyed (total of $750 thousand for home losses). There were no business losses. Farm buiding losses were: 1 with minor damage, 2 with major damage, and 4 destroyed (for a total of $195 thousand in farm building losses). Crop losses were estimated at $20 million. Public sector damage was about $373.3 thousand. There were several roads and bridges that sustained damage.
March 2023Tornado (EF1)Oakley$600,000Tornado started south of Juda and tracked to the east of the city before going to the west of Decatur Lake. Most of the damage was along County Road F where a number of farm outbuildings were damaged, particularly to roofs. Some areas had power lines that were snapped due to the wind.
February 2024Tornado (EF1)Juda$500,000Damage was mainly to small barns and outbuildings though one home south of Albany took a hit and lost it's roof. Condensation funnel may not have been visible for much of the life of the tornado until it's end near Albany.
March 2023Tornado (EF0)Twin Grove$400,000Tornado tracked through mainly rural areas and did damage to some barns with a roofing structure severely damaged near Brunkow Road.
August 2007Flash FloodBrowntown$400,000Several rounds of thunderstorms with heavy rains on top of a saturated ground resulted in another round of scattered flash flooding across Green County. At least another 150 residents sustained water damage to basement contents and/or basement walls. Two homes in Browntown had basements on the verge of collapsing. One farm home near Brooklyn had 5 feet of water in the basement and the basement walls cracked. Two silos on the same property had cracking due to water accumulation. In the city of Brodhead, a sink hole developed which resulted in the sewer system collapsing at that location. Road damages (gravel washouts or culverts) were scattered around the county, and totaled 91,000. Several roads were closed over the eastern third of the county due to either fast-flowing water or high water levels. Many other roads across the county had at least 6 inches to 1 foot of fast flowing water covering them. About 20 homes in Albany had basement flooding and sewage backups and needed to be pumped out. In some cases water depths were almost to the basement ceiling! Several homes and businesses in New Glarus had sewage backups. A home on CTH Y near Monroe had a partial collapse of two basement walls. A mudslide occurred on CTH M just south of Jordon Center. Soil erosion and crop damage was also noted. Refer to the August 18-19, 2007, Flash Flood event for Green County for related information.||August, 2007, rainfall totals include: 15.57 at Brodhead, 15.43 in Monroe, and 20.20 in New Glarus.
August 2007Flash FloodDayton$400,000Flash flooding occurred in scattered locations between the northeast corner around Dayton down to the Brodhead area. Fast-flowing water of depths to 1 to 2 feet covered several roads in this area. In the Civil Town of Decatur, CTH F and CTH E were closed. In the Civil Town of Albany, Tin Can road between Zurfluh and CTH EE, CTH X at River Bridge, and River Road were closed. Some mudslides, soil erosion, and crop losses were also noted. At least 100 homes had some water damage to basement contents. WSR-88D Doppler overnight rainfall estimates ranged from around 3 inches over the southwest corner of the county to 5 to 6 inches over the northeast corner.
June 2000Flash FloodCountywide$400,000no account filed
June 2017Tornado (EF1)Stearns$325,000Along the path of the tornado, a barn and pole shed were destroyed, 4 houses sustained damage, 4 power poles were snapped, numerous trees were either snapped or uprooted and a camper was rolled into a pond. The majority of the tornado path had EF-0 damage, but there were pockets of EF-1 damage.
June 2014Tornado (EF1)Clarno$300,000Numerous large trees uprooted and snapped. Severe damage to several barns, and sheds of various sizes destroyed. Straight line wind damage likely occurred to the right of the tornado path with tree and shed damage in various locations.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindJuda$300,000Roof damage to a couple pole barns, and two very small sheds destroyed. Numerous trees down in the cities of Juda and Brodhead. At least 60 homes damaged from fallen trees in Brodhead.
September 1972Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
June 1969Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
January 1967Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindAlbany$225,000no account filed
March 2023Tornado (EF0)Brodhead$200,000Tornado started just south of Decatur Lake and tracked to the north through Decatur Lake Golf Course, causing some minor tree damage. Further to the north, a barn had roof damage with a number of sheets of metal lofted off of the building. Tornado tracked into a small portion of Rock County before disapating.
June 2014Tornado (EF1)Postville$200,000Tornado damage to farmsteads along Hay Hollow Road. Significant damage to farm buildings. 2 homes sustained major damage with 24 homes sustaining minor damage. Numerous large trees down. Estimated wind speed up to 95 mph.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindMonroe$200,000This was a heat burst - generated by a decaying convective rain shower band which resulted in evaporation of most of the rain that caused gusty southwest winds and rising temperatures of 10 to 20 degrees F. Large trees were blown down in Albany, and 2 buildings in Monroe were damaged. Additionally, there were scattered reports of broken power poles and power lines. The damage swath was about 5 miles wide.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindBrowntown$200,000no account filed
July 2017FloodBrowntown$172,000The Pecatonica River in Martintown crested at 18.45 ft. which is moderate flood stage. Some homes in the Martintown area have floodwaters in their basements and first floors. In total, 8 homes had either very minor or minor flood damage, with 3 homes having major flood damage. One business in Browntown suffered major flood damage. Portions of Martintown Road, West River Road, and Babler Road are flooded. A portion of Zimmerman Lane was washed out. Upstream in Browntown, Highway MM and West Indies Road are flooded.
June 2017Tornado (EF1)Stearns$145,000A short lived tornado removed a portion of the roof from two industrial buildings and broke multiple windows in each building. Elsewhere, a trailer was flipped and multiple trees were either snapped or uprooted. A dumpster was also lifted and blown across Highway 69.
February 2018FloodBrowntown$120,000The Pecatonica River in Martintown crested at 20.07 ft., which is moderate flood stage.|Some homes in the Martintown area have floodwaters in their basements and first floors; Martintown Road and West River Road in Martintown are flooded as is Highway 73 about 1 mile downstream in Winslow, Illinois. Highways MM and West Indies Road upstream in the Browntown area are flooded. Road damage did occur to some of the flooded roads and will require repair.
May 1999Flash FloodCountywide$120,000no account filed
June 2014Thunderstorm WindJordan$100,000A sporadic to sometimes continuous path of straight line wind damage from the rotating comma head of the large scale bow echo. Numerous trees down. A barn down and several sheds damaged, including torn off roofs. Minor damage to a home. A grain bin destroyed.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindBrodhead$100,000The Green County Emergency Manager reported $100,000 of damage from severe thunderstorm winds 4 miles southwest of Brodhead. The damage included 2 barns/sheds with one losing it's roof to the powerful winds. The severe winds peeled siding off of one home, and broke windows and pushed in the door on another home.
May 2004Flash FloodNew Glarus$100,000A mudslide destroyed freshly planted crops and some basements were flooded.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindDayton$100,000no account filed
June 2000FloodCountywide$100,000no account filed
May 2000Flash FloodCountywide$100,000no account filed
September 2000Flash FloodMonroe$100,000no account filed
July 2008Thunderstorm WindJuda$75,000Powerful thunderstorm winds toppled large trees and knocked down tree branches that damaged several homes in and around Juda.
April 2004Thunderstorm WindMonroe$75,000no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindMonroe$75,000no account filed
June 2013Flash FloodNew Glarus$60,000Law enforcement officials called in with many reports of flooded roads due to the heavy rainfall. Roads on the west side of New Glarus were washed out.
February 2018FloodPostville$50,000Widespread flooding of lowland and agricultural land countywide, including numerous road closures. Some damage to roads with repairs necessary. Some basement flooding. Water several inches deep in portions of Monticello. The entire Sugar River State bike trail was closed due to flooding and erosion. The greatest flooding in the county was near the Sugar and Pecatonica Rivers. A State of Emergency was declared for the county.
June 2014Tornado (EF1)Postville$50,000Tornado damage to farmsteads along Hay Hollow Road. Significant damage to farm buildings. Numerous large trees down. Estimated wind speed up to 95 mph.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindJuda$50,000Powerful thunderstorms winds knocked down large trees, and two sheds blown down.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindMonroe$50,000no account filed
July 2013Thunderstorm WindNew Glarus$40,000Law enforcement officials reported trees and power lines blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts estimated up to 70 mph (61 knots) in a 6-mile wide swath between New Glarus and Monticello. New Glarus was completely without power for a time after the storms.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindBrowntown$35,000no account filed
May 2013Thunderstorm WindBrowntown$30,000Law enforcement officials reported trees and power lines blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 65 mph (56 knots) along a 15 mile-wide path from 5 miles south-southeast of Browntown to Dayton.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindNew Glarus$30,000A trained spotter reported trees and power lines downed by powerful thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 80 mph (74 knots) in the town of New Glarus. One car was totally damaged when struck by a falling tree, with roof shingles blown off several homes.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindDayton$30,000A trained spotter reported trees and power lines downed by powerful thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 80 mph (74 knots) in a swath from from 2 miles north of Dayton to Dayton. Roof shingles were blown off several homes.
June 1996Flash FloodMonroe$30,000no account filed
March 2019FloodJordan$25,000The entire Sugar River was flooding from just south of Belleville, downstream to the Avon Township of Rock Co. The Sugar River at Albany reached moderate flood stage, and at Brodhead reached major flood stage. Various roads were closed near the river in the Attica, Albany, and Brodhead areas. These included portions of highway X, Schneeberger Rd., Tin Can Rd., and highway T near the Avon Township of Rock Co. A water rescue occurred on Schneeberger Rd. In Albany, portions of South Water St. floods from a backup storm sewer. Floodwaters affect the basements of some homes along South Water St. and in the basements of a few businesses on North Water St. Floodwaters affect the back yards of some homes along South Mill St. and South Water St. Floodwaters are into Village Park. Farther to the west in the Townships of Jordan and Monroe, lowland and creek flooding resulted in the closure of highway Y from highway 81 to M. Klondike Rd. is flooded and closed in the Town of Jordan.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindMonroe$25,000Dozens of large 50 year old trees uprooted, snapped, and downed. Power lines down as well.
April 2007LightningMonroe$25,000Dozens of power outages resulted from lightning stikes from the city of Monroe to Brodhead. Either the lines and poles were hit or the transformers were hit.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindNew Glarus$25,000no account filed
August 2002Thunderstorm WindMonroe$25,000no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindDayton$25,000no account filed
June 1992Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
July 1967Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
October 2019FloodBrowntown$20,000The Pecatonica River at Martintown reached moderate flood stage, cresting at 18.83 feet the early morning of October 7th. This is a continuation of flooding that began on September 15th. Some homes in the Martintown area have floodwaters in their basements and first floors. Martintown Road and West River Road are flooded. Upstream in Browntown, Highway MM and West Indies Road are flooded.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindPostville$20,000Two homes with greater than 20 percent of the roof damaged or removed. Numerous large trees snapped or uprooted. A very large uprooted tree clipped the corner of a house damaging the roof, and also fell on a truck.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindPostville$20,000Numerous large trees snapped and uprooted. A 15 foot trailer was rolled into the side of a garage, damaging a portion of the wall.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindJordan$20,000The Green County Emergency Manager reported trees down; power lines down and 1 home damaged in a 20-mile wide swath from near Jordan Center to north of Brodhead due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 65 knots (75 mph). Corn crops, valued at $2.2 million, were also flattened. Ludlow Bar in Monroe lost part of their roof. Wind gusts of 62 mph (54 knots) were measured by the AWOS at Mineral Point Airport at 656 am CDT and by a trained spotter in Brodhead at 658 am CDT.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindMonroe$20,000Powerful thunderstorm winds toppled large trees, and knocked down tree branches that brought down power-lines.

Mines and quarries

46 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 46 workings inside this county. 10 still produce and 36 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken34
Stone7
Sand and Gravel, Construction3
Lead1
Zinc1
Calcium1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Newkirk MineLead, ZincUnknownGalena
Rufer & Son QuarryCalciumProducer
Dieckman Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Schlapbach PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Schlapback PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Chesebro QuarryStoneUnknown
Own CrewsStoneUnknown
Own CrewsStoneUnknown
Rackow QuarryStoneUnknown
Rood QuarryStoneUnknown
Schwarzenberger QuarryStoneUnknown
Zweefel QuarryStoneUnknown
Barteld QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Bauman QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Berg QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Buckskin QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Cheseboro QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Clark QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Deans QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Devoe QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Freitag QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Goebeli QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Haldeman QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Hoesley QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Hustad QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Juenemann QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Kauk QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Knight QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Liberty Pole QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Nybroten QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Oliver QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
P.W. Ryan Sons, Inc.Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
P.W. Ryan Sons, Inc.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Rees Const. Co. Indergand QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Rees Construction CompanyStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Rees QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Rufer-Graber QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Schmidt QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
State Right of Way QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Stites QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Thickpenny QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Updike QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Vinger QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
WaelchliStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Waelti QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Wirth QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

The townships, in 1877

288,180 words

History of Green County, Wisconsin devotes a chapter to each township: its boundaries and streams, who settled it and when, the mills, the schools and the churches. All 15 are reproduced here in full. Each row shows the township's own shape and where it lies in the county, drawn from the Census Bureau's boundary. Which settlements belong to which township is computed from that same boundary, not taken from the book.

Shape and position in the county TownshipSettlements in it LengthSections
Adams TownWillet8,347 words7
Albany TownAlbany, Mineral Point25,950 words15
Brodhead CityBrodhead, Cardinal Crest22,119 words21
Brooklyn TownAttica15,113 words14
Cadiz TownBrowntown, Martintown13,507 words10
Clarno TownClarno, Schneyville31,846 words4
Decatur TownDecatur12,393 words7
Exeter TownDayton, Exeter, Ross Crossing24,195 words10
Jefferson TownJuda, Twin Grove12,002 words10
Monroe CityMonroe, Monroe Estates37,985 words26
Monticello VillageMonticello15,892 words4
New Glarus TownNew Glarus17,620 words10
Spring Grove TownClarence, Oakley28,363 words21
Washington TownSchultz12,189 words4
York TownFarmers Grove, Postville10,659 words5

The county's history books

433,268 words

One book written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 37 chapters in all. Every chapter is public domain, machine-read from the scan and reproduced complete. A chapter already given under one of the county's towns is not repeated in this list.

History of Green County, Wisconsin (1884)

ChapterLength
Chapter 1: Pre-Historic and Settlement11,320 words
Chapter 2: Wisconsin As a Territory4,545 words
Chapter 3: Wisconsin As a State13,013 words
Chapter 1: Area, Position and Surface Features3,507 words
Chapter 2: Topography and Geology8,821 words
Chapter 3: Aborigines of Green County34,835 words in 3 parts
Chapter 4: First Settlement of the County11,305 words
Chapter 5: The Black Hawk War22,882 words in 2 parts
Chapter 6: Uni Ted States Land Surveys8,586 words
Chapter 7: Pioneer Life2,709 words
Chapter 8: Pioneer Reminiscences21,446 words in 2 parts
Chapter 9: First Things2,831 words
Chapter 10: Green County Formed and Organized. - Locating the County Seat10,216 words
Biographical sketches (1 of 6 so headed)20,832 words in 2 parts
Chapter 12: The Courts of Green County23,190 words in 2 parts
Chapter 13: Common Schools of the County4,796 words
Biographical sketches (2 of 6 so headed)412 words
The Bar - Past and Present8,261 words
Biographical sketches (3 of 6 so headed)4,158 words
Chapter 15: Railroads of Green County13,678 words
Chapter 16: Agriculture and the Agricultural Society7,159 words
Chapter 17: The Medical Profession7,086 words
Chapter 18: The County Board - Past and Present9,881 words
Chapter 20: The War for the Union29,274 words in 2 parts
Biographical sketches (4 of 6 so headed)1,692 words
Miscellaneous Events11,174 words
Chapter with an unread heading (no. 23 of those read)3,007 words
Chapter 243,074 words
Chapter 25: The Newspaper Press of Green Coun'j^y21,306 words in 2 parts
Chapter 26: The Swiss Colony of New Glarus12,522 words
Town Of^clarno5,744 words
Biographical sketches (5 of 6 so headed)7,857 words
Chapter 36: Town of Jordan10,265 words
Chapter 38: City of Monroe45,533 words in 3 parts
Chapter 39: Town of Mount Pleasant5,942 words
Chapter 42: Town of Sylvester9,614 words
Biographical sketches (6 of 6 so headed)10,795 words

The people it describes

2 named

Everyone History of Green County, Wisconsin stops to write about, with the section that describes them. Among them are the men who founded the place and governed the Territory. Each name opens the passage itself, in the words of 1877.

Every populated place in the county

28

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

The vanished settlements of Green County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.