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Download or read book Waupaca written by Kim J. Heltemes and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006-03-29 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1849, the Native American lands of central Wisconsin were opened, by way of treaty, for land claims by settlers. The area of eastcentral Wisconsin was a favorite to men from Vermont. Vermont men had settled the wild country from Poy Sippi to Waupacaa stretch of about 15 miles. That year, the countys earliest pioneers set out from Sheboygan to stake a claim for their homesteads. Told of a place called the Falls, now known as Waupaca, they mapped out three 80-acre plots after their arrival. As more settlers came to the area, Waupaca was formed into a village and incorporated in 1857. The accumulation of vintage photographs that appear in Waupaca depict the towns old way of life in a vivid manner.