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Montello’s Early Settlement and Growth Chronicle
The piece traces Montello’s origins from Pere Marquette’s 1673 voyage to 1849 land claims by Jason Daniels and others, the 1851 plat, and the drive to name the town Montello. It covers incorporation in 1868, county-seat status in 1864, local newspapers, granite quarrying from 1879, river port role, railway spur in 1882, and early churches through the 1870s and 1860s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montello
Jason Daniels
J.N
Joseph Dartt
Hill River
Fox River
Wisconsin Central Railway
Packwaukee
A. Fagan