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Newspaper
Prescott Transcript
Location
Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1855
Page
1
A terse town bulletin reports diverse survey results from Prescott concerning pier safety and fire hazards. Officials from WM HOWdS warn residents while survey teams catalog a range of structural concerns and property risks.
The article outlines early Pierce County lands after U.S. survey, detailing township by township timber, rail–land withdrawals, school and university land grants, pre emptions, and burgeoning settlements. It highlights towns such as Martel, River Falls, Clifton, Forestville, Trimbelle valley, and Turtle River areas with mills, settlements, and rail line prospects.
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