By Wakefield.

001.  The Town of Waupaca comprises Township 22 north, Range 12 east.

002.  Waupaca is bounded by St. Lawrence, Royalton, Lind and Farmington.

003.  The Vermonters first arrived at what is now Waupaca, on June 9, 1849.

004.  The five Vermonters were:  EC Sessions, J Hibbard, WB Hibbard, Burnham and Pratt.

005.  The first settlement of Waupaca was on June 9, 1849 by EC Sessions, J Hibbard, WB Hibbard, JM

Vaughn and WG Cooper.

006.  The first child born in Waupaca, and the county, was Mary Hibbard, daughter of Joseph Hibbard.

            Born May 25, 1850.

007.  First death in Waupaca was Joel Deiter, May 25, 1850

008.  First marriage in Waupaca was Thomas Billington and Emma Baxter, in 1851.

009.  First school taught by Miss Dora Thompson

010.  First schoolhouse built in 1851 in the Chandler/Vaughn district.

011.  First church in Waupaca was the Methodist Church built in 1853.

012.  The first sermon preached in Waupaca was by Silas Miller, a Methodist, in 1850

013.  The first sermon was preached at the house of JM Vaughn.

014.  Waupaca’s post office was established in 1851.

015.  The first official post master in Waupaca was Captain David Scott.

016.  The first saw mill in Waupaca was built in 1850 by Silas Miller.

017.  The first grist mill in Waupaca was built in 1851 by WC Lord and Wilson Holt

018.  The first store in Waupaca was Wilson Holt’s in 1851.

019.  The first log house built in Waupaca was by WG Cooper in 1849

020.  The second log house built in Waupaca was built by JM Vaughn in 1849

021.  The first survey was made in 1849 by WB Mumbrue.

022.  The first lawsuit was Capt. Spencer vs. LW Thayer in front of Justice Ware in 1851

023.  The first loaded wagon to this part of the country was in 1849 by JM Vaughn

024.  The first apple trees were planted in 1853 by EC Sessions

025.  EC Sessions raised his first apples in 1855.

026.  The first newspaper in the county was the “Waupaca Spirit” published in Waupaca by the Redfield

brothers in 1853.

027.  The first lawyer in Waupaca was WG Cooper in 1849.

028.  The first doctor in Waupaca was Rev. Cutting Marsh who came in 1851.

037.  Waupaca was organized in 1851.

029.  Waupaca was incorporated as a village in 1857.

030.  Waupaca was incorporated as a town in 1875.

031.  J.H. Woodnorth established the first drug house (pharmacy) in Waupaca in 1875.

032.  On April 15, 1853 the county seat was moved from Mukwa to Waupaca.

033.  Mukwa challenged Waupaca’s claim to the county seat in 1855.

034.  The first railway locomotive entered Waupaca on the Wisconsin Central Road on Sept. 28, 1872

035.  The first member of the state legislature from Waupaca was David Scott in 1854.

036.  The first state senator from Waupaca, or the county, was EL Browne in 1860

038.  Waupaca’s first mail route was from Green Bay.

039.  The first wagon was built in Waupaca by P.A. House in 1855.

040.  The Waupaca Electric Light Association furnished the first light on July 4, 1886.

041.  On April 5, 1887 high water accompanied by the breaking up of ice partially destroyed the dam.

042.  The Waupaca Curling Club was organized in 1879 through the efforts of HW Williams.

043.  The Waupaca Opera House was incorporated in June, 1888 to provide summer entertainment

            and a curling and ice skating rink in winter.

044.  Shadow Lake was previously called Big Lake.

045.  Mirror Lake was previously called Judson Lake and Johnson Lake

046. Browne Street was first named Judson Street.

047.  There are no houses facing Judson Street.

048.  The Crystal River was once called the Pearl River.

049.  May 16, 1872 fire destroyed almost every building on the block immediately south

            of the public square in downtown Waupaca.

050.  The fire on Main Street January 19, 1878 caused the block from Union to Fulton to become

            the first uninterrupted row of brick fronts in the city.