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BARRON COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Barron Community
Carillon Bell Tower
Barron County Was Organized In 1859
1st Courthouse
1876-1901
2nd Courthouse
1901-1964
Present
Courthouse Built In 1964
History:
British explorers first claimed this area and French explorers set up an
early trading post at Rice Lake dealing with the Sioux Indians. It was
claimed by the U.S. in 1787 as part of the Northwest Territory and later
became part of the Territory of Wisconsin. This area was at that time part
of Crawford County and in 1840 was annexed to St. Croix County. In 1859
Dallas County was established and it became Barron County in 1869. Named
after a prominent Wisconsin pioneer, it is a surveyed county, that is, its
borders are set up by survey rather than by natural boundaries.
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