Town of Royalton

The Town of Royalton consists of Township 22 north, Range 13 east. It is bounded on the north by the Town of Little Wolf, on the east by Mukwa, on the south by Weyauwega, and on the west by Waupaca.

There is much first-class farming land in the town; in fact, it ranks among the best for agricultural pursuits, especially for dairying and stock raising. Fruit does well, where cultivated.

The first settlement was made in 1848 by Hicks, Leuthold, and Gill. In 1849 Simeon Hopkins came in and made a claim, then went back for his family, and returned in 1850. Others came in 1850, among them John, M. L., and J. K. Haywood. In 1851 came Joseph Favell, William Shambeau, and Marshall Leavitt.

The first water power claim was made in 1850 by Hicks, Tourtelloth, and Gill, who built a saw mill, since burned, and rebuilt.

The first grist mill was built by M. L. Haywood in 1875. It is now owned by Dr. Dawley.

The first store was started by Mr. Ellis in 1853.

The first post office was established in 1853, with Bradford Phillips for postmaster. The mail route was from Green Bay to Stevens Point.

The first public school was taught by Miss Helen Monroe, now Mrs. Thomas, in 1855. Miss M. Haywood, now Mrs. Sheldon, taught a private school the year before.

The first school house was built in 1857, at North Royalton.

The first church (Congregational) was built in 1866. The first sermon was preached in 1854 by Elder Stevens, a Methodist.

The first marriage was that of Andrew More and Persis Haywood, in the fall of 1853. The first death was that of Hattie Searles, in 1855.

The first birth was that of Josephine Favell, in 1853.

The first town meeting was held at the house of O. A. Rich, in April, 1854.
The first town officers were

The first law suit was before Bradford Phillips, Justice of the Peace, in 1853. The case was ''Rich VS. Hugh Sellers."

M. L. and John Haywood hauled the first logs cut at the mill, in 1850. The lumber was used in the mill.

The first apple trees were set out by John P. More in 1855. John Haywood planted apple seeds in 1851. An apple tree from one of those seeds planted thirty-nine years ago is now standing on the premises of his son, M. E. Haywood, in the Village of Royalton. It is still healthy and vigorous, producing excellent apples, having borne, so he tells us, as many as twenty-five bushels in one season. The trunk of the tree, two feet from the ground, measures more than four feet in circumference.

White Lake, the largest lake in the County, is in this town. It covers nearly all of Section 21, and portions of Sections 15, 16, 20, 22, 28, and 29.

The grove on the south shore of White Lake was for many years the favorite picnic ground for the Old Settlers' Society and other organizations.

Town officers for 1889

 Village of Royalton

The Village of Royalton has four general stores, one hardware store, one saloon, two livery barns, one hotel, one grist mill, one saw mill, one blacksmith shop, one wheelright shop, one insurance agent, two doctors, and one minister. It has an excellent water power.

The Green Bay, Winona & St. Paul railroad passes through the village.

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