Documentary History of American Water-works

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North Central States Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin became a state in 1848.


References
1882 An act to authorize corporations organized under the laws of this state for the construction of public water works.  April 7, 1882.



Alphabetical
Beaver Dam
Boscobel
Fond du Lac
Janesville
Kenosha
La Crosse
Madison
Milwaukee
Prairie du Chien
Racine
Viroqua

Chronological
1840 1
Milwaukee
1845
Madison
1850 2 Fond du Lac
1855
Beaver Dam
1855
Janesville
1855
Viroqua
1856
La Crosse
1856
Prairie du Chien
1867 3 Boscobel
1875 4 Racine
1876 5 Prairie du Chien
1878 6 La Crosse
1879 7 Kenosha
Note: The second column in the chronological table above shows the order in which systems were built in the state. Where no number is shown, a company was formed but no evidence has been found that the system was constructed.


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