A touring party came upon a little prairie since called Prairie du Lac, and determined to locate there.

The evidence

• “The weather was extremely hot and the journey a weary one, and, as for food and stopping-places, they were sometimes difficult to obtain. July 16, 1838, they came upon a beautiful little prairie, since called Prairie du Lac (the Prairie of the Lake). The quiet beauty of the spot and its rich alluvial soil, charmed them, and determined their choice to locate there.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/25-bios-milton.md, PDF p. 813 / book p. 817

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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