Why the End ? Traditional Cache
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Lamartine Fire dept
An Easy Park and Grab
Taken from an 1880 township
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This town, lying directly west of the town and city of Fond du Lac,
Township 15 north, of Range 16 east, was named after Alphonse de
Lamartine, the French poet and historian, who sprang into such
wonderful popularity during the French revolution of 1848. Before
that time the town had been called Seven Mile Creek, an awkward
name, derived from the settlement on the creek about seven miles
from Fond du Lac, and an act of February 11, 1847, erected it into
a legal town, the first election being held at Peter V. Sangs
house. The name was changed to Lamartine (Lam-ar-teen) by an act
approved August 8, 1848. The first settler was John Parker, Jr.,
though the first location and claim of land were made by Edward
Beeson in 1837, and perfected by Peter V. Sang in 1840. The former
began residing upon the latters farm early in 1842, and, in August,
1842, Mr. Sang became a boarder in the Parker family. The next
settlers were John Parker, Sr., J. M. Loomis, Samuel Bacon and,
soon after, others. The first child born in the town was Martha
Parker, in February, 1843. As of the year 2000 the population has
grown to 1,616 and still growing to this day.
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