History of northern Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources; an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, (14804127393)

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Title: History of northern Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources; an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories; biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers; views of county seats, etc. ..
Year: 1881 (1880s)
Authors: Western historical co., Chicago, pub
Subjects: Wisconsin -- History Wisconsin -- Biography
Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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. Wheeler, A. M., professor of the Greek languageand literature. .Vngie A. M. Warren, preceptress and instructor inFrench and Latin. Seline A. Clark, instructor in drawing and painting. Anna E. R. Kunkle, instructor of elocution. WATER POWER. The arduous undertaking of the Fox and Wisconsinrivers improvement, has been traced to its present com-pletion in the chapter devoted to Brown County. Whilethe cities of the upper valley, to a certain extent, allowedthe splendid possibilities of the Fox River water-powers toblind their judgments to the necessity of improving localnatural advantages, those of the lower valley entered, bodyand soul, into the work. In June, 1856, work on the Fox,between Oshkosh and Green Bay, was so far advanced thatthe Ajax and the Pioneer passed through the locks andcanal below Appleton. Already the village had a popula-tion of 1,500, and the annual product of its manufacturesamounted to $100,000. Now that the great water-course to HISTORY OF OUTAGAMIE COUNTY. 671
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672 HISTORY OF NORTHERN WISCONSIN. the lakes was open, and an unrivaled power within its reach, Harriman, and the Green Bay & Mississippi Canal Com-Appleton took a fresh start as a commercial and manufac- pany. The latter was also re-organized, and the control ofturing center. The height of the fall from Lake Winne- future works of improvement passed into the hands of homebago to Green Bay, is 170 feet. With the exception of that capital and home talent. The Green Bay & Mississippiat Little Kaukauna and Little Chute, the water-power at Company controlled the water power, and the gentlemenAppleton is greater than that at any other point between the named owned the land through \vhich it was proposed tosource and the outlet of the flow. It is equal to 11,500 cut a canal, from a point below the stone dam to one oppo-horse power. Lakes Winnebago, Poygan and Butte des site the south channel of the river. This extensive under-Mortes, with streams which drain a territory 300 miles in