Chapter VII: Dunn, p. 207

190

Dunn County.

Bounded north by Polk; east by Chippewa; south by Buffalo and the Mississippi; and west by Pierce and St. Croix. On the Mississippi it extends from the mouth of the Chippewa to the mouth of Rush river; but the county lies mostly in townships twenty five to thirty one in ranges eleven to fourteen west. In whole this county [was] is quite irregular; length from north to south of fifty four miles; breadth twenty four miles; area eleven hundred and fifteen square miles. This county was established in 1854 but remains attached to Chippewa for judicial purposes. Population in 1855.

This is a very important county bordering on Lake Pepin, an expansion of the Mississippi from the mouth of the Chippewa to the mouth of Rush rivers. The shore of the lake is bordered by very high steep rocky bluffs; one of which called the Maiden's Rock is quite celebrated in Indian story. The northern part of the county is more even, but the soil is sandy.

190

Dunn County.

Bounded north by Polk; east by Chippewa; south by Buffalo and the Mississippi; and west by Pierce and St. Croix. On the Mississippi it extends from the mouth of the Chippewa to the mouth of Rush river; but the county lies mostly in townships twenty five to thirty one in ranges eleven to fourteen west. In whole this county [was] is quite irregular; length from north to south of fifty four miles; breadth twenty four miles; area eleven hundred and fifteen square miles. This county was established in 1854 but remains attached to Chippewa for judicial purposes. Population in 1855.

This is a very important county bordering on Lake Pepin, an expansion of the Mississippi from the mouth of the Chippewa to the mouth of Rush rivers. The shore of the lake is bordered by very high steep rocky bluffs; one of which called the Maiden's Rock is quite celebrated in Indian story. The northern part of the county is more even, but the soil is sandy.