Taylor County

Taylor County PDF Author: Robert P. Rusch
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467112445
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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Book Description
When Wisconsin became a state in 1848, its densely forested north awaited railroad construction before settlement. Taylor County, the "Garden spot of Northern Wisconsin", was founded on March 4, 1875. The area was primarily forested with eastern hemlock. The county's early years were dominated by lumbering and leather tanning, the latter made possible by tannic acid leached from hemlock bark. Today, Taylor County's municipalities are home to diverse industries.