Town of Scandinavia

The Town of Scandinavia consists of Township 23 north, Range 11 east. It is bounded on the north by the Town of Iola, on the east by St. Lawrence, on the south by Farmington, and on the west by Portage County.

The first settlement was made by H. J. Eleason, in 1851. Ole Anderson, Isaac Eleason, J. C. Eleason, J. J. Torgerson, and Casper Zwicky moved in about the same time.

Ole Vogsland taught the first school. The first church was the Evangelical Lutheran, built in 1856.

Rev. H. C. Pause preached the first sermon, in 1853.

The first saw mill was built by J. P. Peterson. H. B. Pause & Co. built the first grist mill. The first post office was established in 1856, with Adolph Sorenson as postmaster. The first mail route was from Waupaca.

The Government survey was made in 1851. It was the first survey in the town.

The first town meeting was held in April, 1853, at the house of Hans J. Eleason. No record of the officers chosen at that election can be found; but the next year Ole Rein was elected Chairman. In 1854, Thomas Knoph kept the first store. H. B. Pause opened a store in 1855.

Village Of Scandinavia

The Village of Scandinavia is located in Sections 15 and 22, on the Green Bay, Winona & St. Paul railroad. It has 3 general stores, 1 hardware store, 1 meat market and grocery store, 2 shoe shops, 2 blacksmith shops, 1 wagon shop, 1 jeweler, 1 photographer, 1 grist mill, 1 hotel, and half a dozen or more produce buyers. The village is steadily growing.

The Town officers for 1889

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