The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-16
EDUCATIONAL.
HISTORY OF MANITOWOC COUNTY
BY JOHN NAGLE.

required the register of deeds to remove
his office to the county seat. At the
same session the board organize the
towns of Newton and Centerville.
Newton, as then organized, included the
present towns of Eaton, Liberty and
Newton. The place for holding the first
election was fixed at the house of Frank
Truettner The town of Centerville has
not since been changed and remains as
| then organized. The place for holding
the frst election was fixed at the house
of w. N. Adams. In March 1850 Glib
son, Mishicot and Two Creeks were add.
ed to Two Rivers, and Cooperstown to
Manitowoc Rapids. The territory EN-
braced by these additions had been the
same year set off from Brown and at,
tached to Manitowoc county. In Sept
ember, 1850 the territory now comprised
by the towns of Maple Grove, Franklin,
Rockland and Cato, was set off from
Manitowoc Rapids and organized as a
separate town to be known as Maple
Grove. The place for holding its first
election WAS fixed at the house of A. L.
Sherwood. In March, 1851, the county
board abolished the town system of pro.
viding for the poor and established
county system. Three superintendent
of the poor were elected by the board,
In May, 1851, the county board directed
the purchase of the farm in the town of
Manitowoc Rapids, which continued to
be known rs the poor farm until the
county system was abolished. Three
hundred dollars were appropriated for
the erection of suitable house on the
farm. In November, the territory IN
the present towns of Cooperstown and
kossuth was organized into separate
town TO be known as Kossuth. The
school house near Joseph Pangain was
designated as the place for holding the
| first town meeting. Section one, of the
present town of Eaton was detached
| from Newton, then including Eaton,
and annexed to Maple Grove. The pres
ept town of Eaton was organized the
same month, and excepting the section
Just named, together with its present
area included the west half of Liberty,
and sections, 81, 30, 80 and one half of
| section "a of the present town Of Rock
land. The first town meeting was to be
held at the postoffice in Chaunceyville
In November, 1862, all that portion of
the then town of Two Rivers which now
constitutes the towns of Mishicot and
Gibson, was set off as separate town,
and named Mishicot. The four Eastern
sections of the present town of Kossuth
were also detached from Two Rivers
and attached to Kossuth. This left Two
Rivers with its present limits. In May,
1893, the name of the town of Eaton
was changed to "Walders". At the
| same session the name of Mshicot was
changed to Saxonburg The county
board restored the original name of
each in 1854 In 1853. the Legislature
| changed the county seat from Mantle
woe Rapids to the village of Manitowoc,
and authorized vote OF electors of the
county on the removal. The act also
required the county board to provide
suitable rooms for the county officers
within one year after the removal of the
county seat. A special meeting of the
county board was called in May, 1853,
principally for the purpose of taking
means to erect county buildings An
animated contest took place IA to the
location of the county buildings. 1t
was at first decided to erect the bnild.
ings on the north side park, but this
resolution was subsequently rescinded
on account Of the inability of the county
to secure good title to the site Some
difficulty with the contractor and with
the owners of the site on which it was
finally determined TO erect the county
building, prevented its completion until
1857. John Meyer designated the build
ing and also took the contract for its
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total cost of $4,000. The county
Offices were built in 1860 The contract
was taken by Benjamin Jones for 81, 800,
but there was so much extra work that
the entire cost of the building did not
fall short of s., 600 On Nov. 10th. 1855,
the town of Abel was set off from
Meeme. The name was subsequently
changed to Schleswig The first elec.
tion was held at the house of Henry BE
litz. On the 10Th Of the same month
and year, the territory within the limits
of the present towns of Cato and Frank.
lin was set off from Maple Grove, and
organized az u separate town under the
name of Franklin. The first election
was to be held at the school house in the
district then known as No. l. In No.
vember, 1856, two new towns were or.
ganized, Cooperstown and Rockland.
They remain to-day in extent IA then
organized. The first election for Coop.
erstown was held at the house of Y. NJ
Aldrich the first election for Rockland
at the house of John w. Schultz. On
November 49, 1851. the town Of Buchan.
an, now known ~ Liberty, WAS organ
lied from territory set off from the
towns OF Eaton and Newton. The
schDOlhOuae in section q of the town VIVA