The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The area around Baraboo was the site of a Kickapoo village as early as 1665. The current community was established by Abe Wood in 1838, and was originally known as the village of Adams. In 1839 several settlers arrived and started building cabins, and a saw mill. In 1846 it became the county seat of Sauk County after a fierce fight with the nearby village of Reedsburg. In 1852, the village was renamed "Baraboo", after the nearby river. It was incorporated as a village in 1866 and as a city in 1882.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Baraboo’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Baraboo’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewWoman's Club of Baraboo Wisconsin…, 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Baraboo, decade by decade
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Then & now
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