Journalism in Portage
County came in 1853, when Gen. Albert
G. Ellis began the first area newspaper, The Wisconsin Pinery. Ellis
was also responsible for Wisconsin's first newspaper, the Green Bay Intelligencer,
which began there in 1833.
PCHS currently owns the press that was used
to print this handbook. The handbook is written in the style of the 1850's
with  positive
portrayal of this area and its potential. For your reading convenience,
this book has been broken down into three parts. The last sixteen pages
contain ads for the various businesses in the area. These have not
been presented here. They would have to be scanned and presented as graphics,
lots of space and time to download. Perhaps in the future we can provide
these and have the names etc. be searchable.
- Description of the Upper Wisconsin and a brief history.
- Brief descriptions of surrounding villages.
- Detailed descriptions of area around Stevens Point and Plover.
Readers not familiar with the town and range surveying system used in Wisconsin and all of the United States should refer to the
State Historical Society's web page for a detailed explanation. |
