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Baraboo 101 PART 2: From Dams to Downtown

Please consider subscribing to our channel. The City of Baraboo has its origins in the waterpower provided by the river as it drops over 40 feet on its journey through the community. Three dams were built to power sawmills, grist mills, and other industries starting in 1839. In 1847 after a county-wide referendum, the county seat was moved from Prairie du Sac to the Baraboo River Valley where a new village was platted by the county board and named Adams. At the same time, mill and dam owner George Brown had a village platted next to Adams and named it Baraboo. The unique name eventually won the day and both plats were combined with that name. Yankee settlers built a community with the architecture and institutions they knew from back east. The community was centered on a public square around which stores, hotels, and other businesses were established. THIS IS PART 2 OF A THREE PART SERIES. Part 1: A River and It's People -    • Baraboo 101 PART 1