The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Sauk, Meskwaki, Potawatomi, and Ho-Chunk peoples had members in the area when settlers arrived. The first Europeans to settle in the area were French traders from Canada. The region about the Yahara River was called Gishkzhegonang (Catfish Place) by the Potawatomi peoples, and was transcribed into English as "Koshkonong." The Potawatomis called Lake Koshkonong as Éndayang-zagegen (Lake Where-we-live-on), but the early settlers began calling this lake in the Koshkonong region as Lake Koshkonong.
The first settlers for farming arrived around 1836. Under the government of the Wisconsin Territory, the town was originally named Finch in 1839, but was renamed Koshkonong in 1842.
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2000
CommonsThe Shekey House2016
CommonsSUBWAY® - panoramio (6)2016
CommonsPizza Hut® - panoramio (9)2016
CommonsKFC™-Taco Bell® - panoramio (4)2016
CommonsGoodwill®2016
CommonsCulver's® - panoramio (4)2016
CommonsWestern Koshkonong Lutheran School2014
CommonsWestern Koshkonong Lutheran (ELS)2014
CommonsWest Koshkonong Lutheran Church (Elca)2014
CommonsWIMap-doton-Koshkonong2004Then & now
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