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Washington County was created on December 7, 1836, by the Wisconsin Territory Legislature, with Port Washington designated as the county seat. It was run administratively from Milwaukee County until 1840, when an Act of Organization allowed the county self-governance, and the county seat was moved to Grafton, then called Hamburg.
Location of Washington County in Wisconsin. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Washington County, Wisconsin. The locations of National Register properties ...
The Washington County Courthouse and Jail in West Bend, Wisconsin is the historic former courthouse of Washington County, Wisconsin. It now holds the Tower Heritage Center, a museum and research center operated by the Washington County Historical Society. [2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
In the 1840s and early 1850s, Washington County included the land along Lake Michigan that is now Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. Port Washington served as the county seat, which was controversial at the time. West Bend, Cedarburg, and Grafton vied for position of Washington County seat and the material advantages it would entail. In 1850, the ...
The community was originally designated as the Wisconsin Territory's "Town Nine," making it the oldest settlement in Washington County. [9] Beginning in the 1840s, many German immigrants—particularly from the regions of Bavaria, Hessen, Rheinland, Pommern, and Prussia [10] [11] —settled in the area, which led to it being named "Germantown ...
Community members snap photos of the new Lake Ivanhoe historical marker on October 15, 2022, in Burlington. The marker commemorates what is considered to be Wisconsin’s first Black-owned resort ...
Germantown is a town in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 278 at the 2000 census. The population was 278 at the 2000 census. It is surrounded by the village of Germantown .
Jackson is a town in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,516 at the 2000 census. The population was 3,516 at the 2000 census. The Village of Jackson is located partially within the town.