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187

Brown County

not very considerable, as the dam of six feet erected here by the "Fox River Hydraulic Company [of six feet] not only flows the Depere but also the Little Kakalin rapids. At these rapids a town has been built, which is the seat of justice for the county. It was laid out in 1835, on a level plane of considerable elevation above the river, with a good soil for gardens, and being at the head of natural navigation, and having a very extensive & valuable water power will probably continue to grow and prosper until it becomes an important place. Good water is obtained by sinking wells to the depth of ten feet. A village has been laid out at the mouth of the Kewaunee on Lake Michigan and a survey [has been] made with a view of constructing a harbor but no improvements of much consequence have been made at this point. It is suggested that a road from Kewaunee to Green Bay, a distance

187

Brown County

not very considerable, as the dam of six feet erected here by the "Fox River Hydraulic Company [of six feet] not only flows the Depere but also the Little Kakalin rapids. At these rapids a town has been built, which is the seat of justice for the county. It was laid out in 1835, on a level plane of considerable elevation above the river, with a good soil for gardens, and being at the head of natural navigation, and having a very extensive & valuable water power will probably continue to grow and prosper until it becomes an important place. Good water is obtained by sinking wells to the depth of ten feet. A village has been laid out at the mouth of the Kewaunee on Lake Michigan and a survey [has been] made with a view of constructing a harbor but no improvements of much consequence have been made at this point. It is suggested that a road from Kewaunee to Green Bay, a distance