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Clark County, Wisconsin

 

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Green Grove Township was Created, November 1886, the county board ordered that township 28 range 1 west should be organized as a town to be known as the town of Green Grove. The first town meeting was ordered to be held in April 1887, at the Green Grove P. O. on the S. E. S. E. of Sec. 12, town 28, R. 1 W. This town, the 23rd in the county, takes it name from the name of the post office and its name was selected by the settlers at a gathering at Wm. Zassenhaus’ house, near where then existed a fine grove of green trees.

 

Mr. Zassnebaus was the fist chairman of the town and its first representative on the county board. He is the chairman of the town at the present time, and has served as such a number of terms and also served come years as register of deeds of the county.

 

 

 

 

 

Sources:  Robert J. McBride's 1909 History of Clark Co., WI; 1918 History of Clark County, Wisconsin, by Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge and published by H. C. Cooper, Jr. Co.;

 

 

 

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