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Jackson
County was formed from Crawford County in 1853. Black River Falls
became the county seat and within 20 years there were 10
townships.
At present, there are 21 within the county boundaries. The earliest
inhabitants
of Jackson County were the Winnebago Tribe. Another early group
was
the Mormons, followers of Joseph Smith. The temple they
constructed
at Nauvoo, Illinois, was built with lumber from the Jackson
County.
Many later followers of James Strang, known as "Strangite Mormons",
came
here to settle.
The first settlers were loggers, lured here by the white pine that was in abundance in the county. And, as with most of Wisconsin's early settlers, they came from the eastern states. When the logging camps closed, the farmland enticed a new kind of settler, the farmer, the first of which was Robert Douglas, a Scotsman who settled here in 1839. Farming includes cranberries, sphagum moss and strawberries. Other industries include the mining of iron ore. The first newspaper, the Badger State Banner printed its first issue in 1856. As with many areas of Wisconsin there was a large influx of Old World immigrants and as their populations grew, the traditions they brought with them to their new homeland created a diverse cultural history is still found today. I am your host
Debbe Hagner.
The Jackson County WIGenWeb project is working to bring the genealogy
and
history of Jackson County to the Internet. If you have materials
such as biographies, cemetery inscriptions, bible records, deeds and
wills,
or Neighboring Counties
If you are
interested in
hosting a Wisconsin County website, please contact Tina
Vickery, the WIGenWeb Project State Coordinator, for the list of
counties
currently available for adoption.
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