Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-07-23
STATISTICS OF pRAIRIEyLLE.
Taken by julius p. b. McCabe, from his note for
the Gaze tteer Of Wisconsin.

Taken 10y julius p. b. McCabe, from his note s for
the Gazet teer of Wisconsin
The Village Of P airicyiIlc is delightfully."-
stu ned on The banks Of the Fox River, in
the township of Prairevillc, Milwaukee
County. The first building IN this place
was erected by Solomon Juneau, Esq, OF
NJ lwlukle, iii the year 1888, and was used
as m Indian trading post by that gcnflem1n
ii is bu,lt of logs, and IS yet standing, an
AZ present used as a temporary Church tor
the Catholic Congregation. In the year
1888 rade log edifcc, meas ring abcu lii
hv II feet. was erected by Mr.. McMIlan.
and was for long time the only HotcI kepi
at his place. The fist Post Cffi .e at IN 5
pIIcc S cstabl' shed in 1898, and David
jackson appo med Pos master. The village
wis laid out in 1870 by its enie,pris ng pro-
prctorS, Mr. William A. Bus'ow and oiEe.s.
aud tie Flouring an Saw Mills built, and
other Improvements m1dc bv said Company.
under the s vie and title of s.The Pair G.
vile NH Company" shortly Afterwards
The first Store erected in Praricvil!c was
built and occupied by NJ s. s. Brrsiow &
Co., in Is .. The FIGURING Mil which is
situate on The s. +. bank of the Fox river,
cons SIS OF Il min building Of heavy fame
work, of two aud i half stories lirh. measu-
ring 30 by b feet, with a ST bst initial add;-
tlon OF stone % by - feet, and a basement
of feet in depth, in VIII clI IS the wheel
house continuing Two large wafer wheels
There are III this Mil Two of Grimes Pa
tent Smut Machines and four run of Stone.
capable Of grinding about 100000 BUSH
aiI nE tUba ri
excellent, having a permanent dam and n
tall OF ii feet. This extensive establish
ment is now owned by w. A. Bars,ow, r.
Lockwood and John Gale, Jr. In cnnnec-
ton with the Grist mill there is an extern
siye Saw mill and Turning machine and
m Iron Foundry is now being erected -
In addition to the water power, Prairieviile
possesses many other advantages, including
abundance Of lime stone, n fertile soil. heal
thy air, pure water, and is Inhabited by as
intelligent, moral, ana industrious a class
Of people as ever left New York and New
England
The village contains churches, viz
l Episcopal, l Methodist, l PRESBYTERIAN,
Baptist and Catholic; an academy and
n district school containing 30 pupils; 3
lawyers ; 3 physicians , hotels; 5 stores;
3 blacksmiths' shops , cablnet-makers'
shops; l watch-maker's shop; ~hoema-
kers' shops; taiIors' shops wagoa ma
krrs shops; , miiiner aud ess makers
shops; coopers' shops; sadder's shop;
lanning-mh maker; 3 jo'ners' shops; an
extensive plough factory . butchers
shops; ashAry and 2 painters-l6O build
iugs and about $50 inhabita nts.
a charter has been already granted by
the legislature for the establishment of nm
extensive manufacturing company at this
place ma,l stage route from Milwaukee
To Madison. via Whitewater and After
Ian, and stage road from Milwaukee TO
Madison, vta .'anesvle where it inter-
sccts the Chicago and Galrna road pass
through this village, and is travelled by
daily line Of stages. Numerous other
roads centre here, aud three mails arrive
nj this Plnce, including one from the south
via Mclienry, Illinois. Prairicvie, is Is
mil w. of Milwaukee. 60 miles L of
Madison, b miles n. w. OF Southport,
30 miles \. W. of Racine, % miles y.
T.. of Whitewater. 40 milcs n. r. Of
Fort Atkinson, 40 miles S. +. Of Water
town, IL miles y. T.. of Mequaingo. %
mties y. of Rochester, u miles n. of
Burlington, 4C miles n. T. Of Geneva.
Und Il h. miles OF Aztaan. J. p. b. NJ.