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Last updated February 9, 2007 History From the Portait and Biographical Album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties, Wisconsin - Acme Publishing Co. 1890 (Dakota Town) Dakota is of the middle tier of towns of Waushara County, and lies just west of the line dividing the county into its east and west halves. In the northern part of this town White River is formed by the junction of several small streams. Pine creek and another stream of equal size have their course through and their sources partly in, the western parts. Bass Lake and three other smaller bodies of water lie within this town. There is considerable swamp land in the western and central portions; but good farms are found in nearly all parts of the town. Dakota's boundaries are these; north, the town of Wautoma; east of the town of Marion; south, Marquette COunty; west, the town of Richford. (Dakota Village) Dakota is a small village of seventy-five inhabitants, the only post-office in this town. It is eight miles southwest of Wautoma, and ten miles southeast of Coloma Station, the nearest railroad point. It was settled in 1851. Here are sawmills of Julius Granise and Herman Testlauf, the general store of W.L. Roberts, the hotel and grocery of Mrs. L. J. Crandall, and some small mechanics shops. AMong the early settlers and prominent men of Dakota were: G.W. Wilter, D.R. Coon, F.E. Wandrey, H.J. Peep, B.S. Crandall, Gottfried Stenzel, William Diggies, Peter Hamel, H. Harrington; John Wandrey, H.W. Rood and Allen Dewell. Other Information This are was settled under the Military Bounty Land Act of 1850 in the name of Nathan Hatch. Other early settlers recorded in 1852 include F.E. Wandrey, William Diggies, John Wandrey and Allen Dewell this is not a complete list of early settlers under this act. _________________________ Questions, suggestions or additions please email. Return to map Return to homepage
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