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TOWN HISTORY
The Town of DePere was established on
March 8, 1839 by the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature and
is the second oldest town in continuous existence in Brown
County. The original boundaries of the town included all or
part of the present towns of Glenmore, Rockland, Bellevue,
Allouez, Ashwaubenon, Lawrence, Wrightstown. The town boundaries
were changed frequently during the next 20 years. In 1843
the boundaries of the Town of De Pere were revised to include
what are now the towns of Eaton, and New Denmark, and for
several years, the town boundaries extended all the way to
Lake Michigan, including parts of what are now Manitowoc and
Kewaunee counties. In 1847 the part of the Town of De Pere
lying west of the Fox River was transferred to the Town of
Lawrence at the time of its organization. In the next few
years, several other towns were organized out of the Town
of De Pere, including Morrison in 1852, New Denmark in 1855
and Rockland, Bellevue and Glenmore in 1856. The City of De
Pere was a part of the town until 1857, when it was incorporated
as a village. The present boundaries of the town were finally
established on November 18, 1859 with the transfer of property
from the Town of Bellevue to the Town of De Pere.
During the following years, the Town
of De Pere continued to grow and in the minds of many, the
Town of De Pere became confused with the City of DePere. In
order to preserve the identity of the Town of De Pere, town
leaders decided a new name was in order. After considering
the names Nicolet, Bedrock and Ledgeview, the new name, Town
of Ledgeview, was chosen by ballot and adopted at the annual
meeting on April 12, 1994. The name became official in August
1994.
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