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Prairieville
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Prairieville is situated on the Pishtaka (or Fox) river, on the site of an old Indian village, sixteen miles west from Milwaukee. It is at the head of a beautiful prairie, [and] occupying the valley of the river, which here has a descent of ten feet in the distance of half a mile. The water power thus afforded is used to propel one of the largest flouring mills in the Territory. The population is now probably about five hundred, and many new and handsome dwelling houses are annually erected. [Besides] There [mill there are] is here a commodious hotel, a church, an academy, saw mill- two stores, &c.

In 1841 Prairieville exported about 7,000 barrels of flour, 250 of pork, & 12,000 pounds of hides; valued in att at $38,840. : and the merchandise &c imported during the same year was estimated at...$25.700

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