Clason Prairie, Wisconsin
Clason Prairie or Clason's Prairie was a former settlement in the Town of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, United States, roughly four miles southeast of Beaver Dam. It was named after James Clason,[1] a native of Connecticut who settled there in 1841 and died in 1848. The one-room Clason Prairie School was closed down in 1962,[2] although the building was still standing as of 1977.[3] The old Clason Prairie Cemetery is still extant, at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.;[4] it is maintained by the town.
Notable people
- Jesse Clason, physician and politician, was born in Clason Prairie.[5]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Reminder of Days Gone By" Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter April 5, 1977; p. 13, col. 6
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1897,' Biographical Sketch of Jesse A. Clason, pg. 675
|
Municipalities and communities of Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States
|
||
|---|---|---|
| Cities |
 |
|
| Villages | ||
| Towns | ||
| CDPs | ||
| Unincorporated communities |
|
|
| Ghost towns |
|
|
| Footnotes |
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
|
|
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This article about a location in Dodge County, Wisconsin is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
