Outagamie County, WI - "New London 1866"
       
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Subject: newspaper article "New London 1866"
Submitted by: county coordinator 
EMAIL: jmmarasch@aol.com
Date Submitted: 15 March 2000
       
Source: New London Press newspaper article from Bicentennial issue, undated.

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                        New London 1866

Henry Ketchum, a local timber baron, built a large house about where Tew's Garage is located.
     What was once known as the "Waupaca County Evangelical Mission" is now "New London Evangelical
Mission."
     On April 9, the Appleton & New London railway was authorized to incorporate and build a railroad from
Appleton to New London.  Charter stockholders from New London were E.P. Perry, Henry Ketchum, and Ira
Millerd.     On April 12, the organization of the Green Bay & Lake Pipin Railway Co was authorized by the state.
     Effective Aug. 23, 1866, territory north, of Wolf River was detached from Joint School District number 5
to re-establish Joint School District number 3. Joint School District number 3 had recently mergered with Joint
District number 5 on Nov. 18, 1864.
     The annual town meeting of Mukwa Township was held June 1866.  At this meeting the voters approved
building a bridge and repairing the draw of the bridge across Wolf River at the village of New London.  This was the
bridge across South Pearl St. which was formerly owned by the New London Bridge Company.