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Koshkonong creek lies chiefly in Dane County, having its source about eight miles north east from Madison, and running nearly parallel with the Catfish along the east line of the county, enters Lake Koshkonong (hence its name) in Jefferson county. It receives the waters of two or three small lakes; and its length is about thirty five miles.

Sugar river takes its rise in the western part of this county, its head branches approaching near those of the Black Earth creek which runs in an opposite direction from the great dividing ridge and enters the Wisconsin at Arena in Iowa county.

Madison is the only village of any size or importance in this county, though a great many others have been laid out and some of them may hereafter be built up. [among them are the "City of]

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