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Last updated September 28, 2007 Hamlet of Brushville From the Portait and Biographical Album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties, Wisconsin - Acme Publishing Co. 1890 Brushville is a hamlet of about seventy-five inhabitants, on Spring Creek, twenty miles northeast of Wautoma, and sixteen miles north of Berlin, the nearest railroad station. It contains a steam saw mill, the property of S. R. Clark & Son, two churches, a creamery, and other business interests.
Brushville Miscellaneous __________________________ Cedar Lake From the Portait and Biographical Album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties, Wisconsin - Acme Publishing Co. 1890 Cedar Lake is another post-office in this town, twenty-two miles northeast of Wautoma, and nine miles south of Waupaca, the nearest railroad station. It contains little of business importance, and only a small population. E Emerson is Post-master, and William James deals in lumber. _________________________ Colebrook From the Portait and Biographical Album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties, Wisconsin - Acme Publishing Co. 1890 Colebrook is a post-office on Willow Creek, in this town, seven miles east of Wautoma and twice that distance northwest of Berlin, the nearest railroad station and banking point. There are a blacksmith shop, a feed mill and other industries here. The population is about 75. Other information - Colebrook is now part of Mt. Morris. __________________________ Glen Rock Once situated between Neshkoro and Spring Lake when two quarries were producing well.. Once prosperous and progressive. William Harvey ran a boarding house near the Milwaukee Quarry. Mr. & Mrs. Fred Dahlke ran a boarding house for the Northern Quarry. The Marr Cemetery is located in what used to be the town of Glen Rock. Thomas Joslin, Civil War veteran who served with the WI 18th Inf. Co. F is buried here. __________________________ Hamlet of Hamilton Once located within the town of Waren, it had business diarying, balcksmith shop, sawmill of Thomas E. Decker and cheese factory of J.R. Wilcox. From the Portait and Biographical Album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties, Wisconsin - Acme Publishing Co. 1890 Hamilton This is a hamlet of about twenty population, sixteen miles southeast of Wautoma and nine miles northwest of Berlin. The principal interests here are the dairy, blacksmith shop and sawmill of Thomas E Decker, and the cheese factory of J R Wilcox. __________________________ Village of Pine River From the Portait and Biographical Album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties, Wisconsin - Acme Publishing Co. 1890 Pine River is a postvillage on the river of the same name in this town, twelve miles northeast of Wautoma and sixteen miles northwest of Berlin, the nearest railroad station. R.F. Frisbie arrived in this place in April, 1850, made his claim and built a shanty, and the next fall put up a frame house. With John A. Williams and Mr. Ream, he built a sawmill in 1856. The first tavern was opened in 1851. The village was platted in 1856. The first store was built in 1855 and has been occupied by A.M. Kimball and A.M. Kimball & Son to the present time. The postoffice was established about 1856, with A.P. Noyes as postmaster. B.D. Jewell is the present postmaster. A Congregational Church edifice was begun in 1866 and finished in 1867. Elder D.A. Campbell, who came in 1857, was the first preacher. The present pastor is Rev. MR. Orcutt. Another church (Methodist) has been built since this one, making two the village at this time. The business directory of Pine River twenty years ago would have read thus: Blythe & Berton, blacksmiths and patiners; Doolittle & Poll, flouring mill; Silas Duncan, cabinet-maker; Frisbie & Westover, saw and planingmill; door, sash and blind factory; B.D. Jewell, physician, druggist and general merchant; George Marshall, Pine River Hotel; William R. Mills, grocery and confectionery; THomas Roche, tailor; W. & G. Skeel, wagon-makers; William Trever, boot and shoe maker; White & Faucher, blacksmiths; G.W. White, harness maker and carpenter. The chief business interests at this time are the general stores of A.M. Kimball & Son and B.A. Barr; the cranberry business of William Carpenter; the furniture and implement trade of H.E. Frisbie; the drug store of Dr. D. B. Jewell; the hotel of Nathan Kimball; the flour mill of T.H. Patterson; the wagon shop of George Skeels and the saw and planing mill of S. Westover & Son. The Waushara Argus was published at Pine River from March to May, 1859, by Pulsifer & Barker, then removed to Wautoma. Other Pine River Information It was named by the earliest settlers - the Lange Family- who named for the pine trees which overhung the river. __________________________ Sacramento Once a prosperous town about two miles north of Berlin and the first county seat of Waushara County. Platted in 1849 by T. Townsend. Benjamin Langworthy was the first postmaster during a time when Green Lake and Waushara Counties were a part of Marquette County. From the Oshkosh Democrat - Oshkosh, WI - March 14, 1851
__________________________ Spring Lake From the Portait and Biographical Album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties, Wisconsin - Acme Publishing Co. 1890 Spring Lake is the only post-office in this town. It is nine miles northwest of Wautoma and thirteen miles northwest of Berlin, the nearest railroad station. Here are the general store of Thomas H. Joslin and the hotel of A.P. Fuller. The population is about 25. __________________________ Terrill From the Portait and Biographical Album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties, Wisconsin - Acme Publishing Co. 1890 Known as "Terrill's Corners," has a population of 50, a general store, a grist mill and other business interests. __________________________ Village of Tustin From the Portait and Biographical Album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties, Wisconsin - Acme Publishing Co. 1890 Tustin is a village of about 250 population, on the Lake Poygan, twenty-six miles northeast of Wautoma, twelve miles from Winneconne, the nearest railroad station; and seventeen miles from Berlin, the nearest banking point. It contains a feed mill owned by the Leverson Brothers, a saw mill, owned by the same parties; a saw and heading mill, owned by Clark & Nelson; the hotel of O.C. Jenks; the boat-building establishment of F. LaBorde & Son; the cheese factory of John Lind; the hotel of William Richards; the cheese factory of John Schindeholtz; the general stores of Gottlieb Velte and John Boyson and other business interests. __________________________ Warren The town of Warren is the second from the eastern border on the county of the southern tier of towns. It is bounded on the north by the town of Leon, on the east by the town of Aurora, on the south by Green Lake County, and on the west by the town of Marion. Willow Creek flows eastwardly across the northern half of the town. Jordan's Lake is a small body of water in section 24, near the eastern border. Much of the town is swamp land, but good advance has been made in agriculture in some parts. The settlement of this town began in 1849, when John C Williams, William F Chipman and family, and John H Dedrick and family arrived, followed soon by Lewis H Bagg and Mr Shepard. These all settled in the southeastern part of the town, as now bounded. A school, the first in the county, was started in this town in 1849. Instruction was given by Mrs. Diana Carr, who lived in the family of Mr. Bagg. Tuition was paid for subscription. The first district school was opened in 1851. Henry W Berray came in 1850, and William D O'Reilly in 1853. __________________________ Questions, suggestions or additions please email. Return to map Return to homepage
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