A History of the Town of Freedom
The Town of Freedom is located in
rural Outagamie County, Wisconsin. The Freedom Township
dates back to May of 1830, when James Jackson and his wife
came to their nine-acre clearing. The Freedom village was
called Sagola, an Indian word meaning "good morning". The
Township took Freedom for its name in recognition of
Jackson's release from slavery in the South where he was
born.
On June 5, 1852, the Town of Freedom became a reality
although the exact date and place of the first town meeting
is not recorded.
Freedom was a settlement of Irish, Germans and Dutch.
Lumbering was the chief industry. Two large sawmills were
built. The first post office was established in the part of
town known as "the Hoosier Settlement". Settlers travelled
the Indian trail to get to Green Bay.
Some pictures from the past.
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