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Washington County

[Washington] This is a large county lying on Lake Michigan between Milwaukee and Sheboygan counties, and bounded on the west by Dodge county. It extends from the south line of township nine to the north line of town twelve and from the west line of range eighteen to the Lake; being twenty four miles wide from north to south, and twenty seven miles average length; and having consequently an area of six hundred and forty eight miles. The coast line in this county is 25 3/8 miles.

It was set off from Milwaukee county in 1836 and organized for county purposes in 1840: for other purposes it remains attached to Milwaukee. The first settlements in this county were commenced in 1836 and in 1838 the population was 64: in 1840 it had increased to 343, and 1842 to 965, showing a rate of increase that will soon make this one of the most important counties. Having no direct connection with the Lake navigation, and the whole county being covered with a forest of oak, maple, beech, [by] basswood, &c, will in some measure prevent

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