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310 Jefferson Co.

a tavern, store, mechanic's shops and numerous dwellings. A dam has been constructed across the river causing a valuable water power on which a saw mill has been erected. The western termination of the Milwaukee and Rock river canal as located is a short distance above this village.

Koshkonong, (Formerly Frich) occupies the south west corner of the [township] country being twelve miles long from east to west and six miles wide. Lake Koshkonong (the lake=we=live=on) lies principally in this town and gives name to it. This lake may be considered as an expansion of Rock river eight miles long two and five eights miles average width, occupying an area of twenty one sections or square miles, and having a periphery, measuring all the sinuosities of the shore of twenty eight and three fourths miles. Immediately at the entrance of the lake there is a rapid current extending six hundred

310 Jefferson Co.

a tavern, store, mechanic's shops and numerous dwellings. A dam has been constructed across the river causing a valuable water power on which a saw mill has been erected. The western termination of the Milwaukee and Rock river canal as located is a short distance above this village.

Koshkonong, (Formerly Frich) occupies the south west corner of the [township] country being twelve miles long from east to west and six miles wide. Lake Koshkonong (the lake=we=live=on) lies principally in this town and gives name to it. This lake may be considered as an expansion of Rock river eight miles long two and five eights miles average width, occupying an area of twenty one sections or square miles, and having a periphery, measuring all the sinuosities of the shore of twenty eight and three fourths miles. Immediately at the entrance of the lake there is a rapid current extending six hundred