Early Optimism

September 19, 1855,  The Weekly Wisconsin (Milwaukee, WI)

Menasha was barely a village when this pronouncement was made in the local newspaper, quoted here in the large Milwaukee weekly.  Was it just optimistic fluff issued by a conscientious editor for his little enclave or the real McCoy?  Whatever the case, readers of the Weekly Wisconsin might have been obliged to check out the growing little village on the north end of Lake Winnebago.  In a few decades, it would be a manufacturing hub strong enough for the railroads to take notice of and for diverse investors around the state to pay attention to as well.