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To get to Wisconsin, they typically traveled across the Atlantic Ocean to New York City, then up the Hudson River to the Erie Canal, and followed the Erie Canal across New York state to Buffalo. From Buffalo they traversed the Great Lakes to Wisconsin. Those who settled the Holyland traveled across forested land to a settlement in Calumetville. [7]
On January 31, 1846, the settlements of Juneautown, Kilbourntown, and Walker's Point merged into the incorporated city of Milwaukee. Solomon Juneau was elected mayor. The new city had a population of about 10,000 people, making it the largest city in the territory. Milwaukee remains the largest city in Wisconsin to this day.
Jefferson, like much of Wisconsin, would be culturally very continuous with early New England culture for most of its early history. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Jefferson was incorporated as a village by an 1857 act of the Wisconsin Legislature , and was then incorporated as a city in 1878.
Milwaukee began to grow as a city as high numbers of immigrants, mainly German, made their way to Wisconsin during the 1840s and 1850s. Scholars classify German immigration to the United States in three major waves, and Wisconsin received a significant number of immigrants from all three.
Reedsburg is a city in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States, within the Baraboo micropolitan area. Its population in 2020 was 9,984. The city is surrounded by the Town of Reedsburg and is situated along the Baraboo River. Prior to the arrival of non-indigenous people in the 19th century, the region was home to groups of Ho-Chunk. Established ...
Bay Settlement is one of the oldest settlements in Wisconsin, as only Green Bay, De Pere, and Prairie du Chien are older. The settlement had a population of eight people in 1830. The community is home to Holy Cross Church, one of the oldest Catholic congregations in the county, which succeeded a mission established at Bay Settlement in 1834. [2]
Oconomowoc (/ ə ˈ k ɒ n ə m ə ˌ w ɒ k / ə-KON-ə-mə-wok) [5] is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The name was derived from Coo-no-mo-wauk, the Potawatomi term for "waterfall." The population was 18,203 at the 2020 census. The city is partially adjacent to the Town of Oconomowoc and near the village of Oconomowoc ...
Racine (/ r ə ˈ s iː n, r eɪ-/ ⓘ rə-SEEN, ray-) [8] is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States.It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River, situated 22 miles (35 km) south of Milwaukee and 60 miles (97 km) north of Chicago. [9]