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History of Northern Wisconsin
pub: The Western Historical Company,
     Chicago, 1881


         [page 188]

         BROTHERTOWN

         The village of Brothertown, like Stockbridge, is the
       center of a fine farming country, and does a good general
       business. The people of these two places were the earnest
       pioneers of Calumet, and as long as the county depended
       upon water communication were the leaders in its business.
       Other villages, however, which acquired railroad facilities,
       have passed them.
         The Holland Settlement was commenced by Father GODHARD
       in 1848. He arrived in that year with twelve families, and
       an industrious little village soon extended over into what
       is now the town of Woodville, Calumet County. W. KEMPEN was
       the first settler. ELIAS BEACH arrived during the first year
       and opened a hotel on the military road. As there was much
       travel over that thorough fare, but two houses between
       Stockbridge and his tavern, and only one between his place and
       Wrightstown, Brown County, Mr. BEACH was well patronized. In
       1852-54 the Irish commenced to arrive, and in 1855 the
       KERSTEN Brothers located near the settlement. When the Town
       of Wood ville was organized in 1852, GEORGE M. BEACH was
       elected Chairman. Among others who greatly aided in increasing
       the prosperity of the Holland settlement were NICHOLAUS FRANK
       and LOUIS MANGOLD.
       
       Additonal Notes from Transcriber:
       Inhabited by the Brothertown Indians who located there from
       New York state 1831 - 1836. On March 21, 1843, the town was
       created as "Manchester." In 1841, when this area was still
       Wisconsin Territory, it was referred to as Pequot, which
       appeared in the Wisconsin Blue Book as late as 1862. Renamed
       Brothertown in May, 1857. A newspaper article dated 1884 also
       refers to this town being called Deansburgh, per records of
       Thomas Commuck, the town clerk who kept the old records as 
       far back as 1836.

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