Markesan, WI USA - Population Signs on Waymarking.com

From the Markesan Historical Website: (visit link)
Markesan was first settled in 1843 by Miller Seward, who moved from Montgomery County in Illinois, on a mule.
Miller's brother, William, and his father, John, arrived in 1844, and John Miller purchased 300 acres of land form the U.S. Land Office at Green Bay, and erected the first frame house at what is now 80 Manchester Street. By 1846, John Seward had in operation a sawmill and a gristmill, which later expanded into four stories and made into a flouring mill only, located on the west bank of the Grand River.
Granville was a nice name for the little village, but it posed one insurmountable problem - there already was a town called Granville, 15 miles north of Milwaukee, which caused mail to often be routed to the wrong city. The postal authorities advised a name change for this Granville.
The village committee called for choices of names to be submitted, and the choices were written on paper and placed in a hat. The name drawn from the hat was "Markesan" and was submitted by Henry Wright, a partner in a new store opened under the name of Buck & Right. Wright had heard of the newly discovered Marquesas Islands in the South Pacific, with wonderful climate and fertile soil for crops. Wright thought that sounded great and changed the name from Marquesas to Markesan. Markesan was incorporated on May 8, 1859.

Address: North State Highway 44

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