Clason Prairie, Wisconsin
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Clason Prairie or Clason's Prairie was a former settlement in the Town of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, United States, roughly four miles southeast of Beaver Dam. It was named after James Clason,[1] a native of Connecticut who settled there in 1841 and died in 1848. The one-room Clason Prairie School was closed down in 1962,[2] although the building was still standing as of 1977.[3] The old Clason Prairie Cemetery is still extant, at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.;[4] it is maintained by the town.
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Jesse Clason, physician and politician, was born in Clason Prairie.[5]
References
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- ^ "Reminder of Days Gone By" Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter April 5, 1977; p. 13, col. 6
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- ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1897,' Biographical Sketch of Jesse A. Clason, pg. 675
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