Waupca County, WI - Waupaca Centennial magazine  1857-1957: Early Settlers of Waupaca

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SUBJECT: Information from Record: Early Settlers of Waupaca
SUBMITTER: Joan Murray                            
EMAIL:  jojermurray@bizinter.net
DATE SUBMITTED: Jul 2, 1999
SURNAMES: SESSIONS, HIBBARD, PRATT, BURNHAM, SCOTT, WARE, DEWEY,
COOPER, CHANDLER, HICKS, DOW
SOURCE: Waupaca Centennial magazine  1857-1957




Information from Record: Early Settlers of Waupaca

As far as known Alpheus Hicks was the first white man to come to the "New Indian Lands". He
and his step-mother settled at what is now Fremont in 1843.

In June of 1848, a group of five men from Vermont reached what the Indians called "The Falls". 
These men, E.C. Sessions, William and Joseph Hibbard, Mr. Pratt and Martin Burnham were the
first white men ever to see these falls and they were so impressed they immediately decided to
establish themselves here and thus was born the City of Waupaca. The last two named men did
not remain long.  Pratt returning as he said to civilization and Burnham going west to the gold
fields of California.  However, several others came "looking for the Vermonter's Camp", These
included Capt. David Scott, Judge S. F. Ware, Dana Dewey and W. B. Cooper.  Just previous to
this, Col. John Chandler, C. Dow and Mr. Vaughn had located between here (Waupaca) and
Weyauwega and before the end of the year 1849 there were also settlements at Weyauwega,
New London, Lind and "Little Wolf".