GREENWOOD, WISCONSIN

 

            The first person that settled in the vicinity of what is now called Greenwood, was Elijah Eaton, who, sometime about the years 1852-3, built a saw mill on the main Black River, about half a mile west of what is now the little village of Greenwood.  Sometime in 1861 or 1862, Stephen C. Honeywell located himself on the present site of Greenwood, and cleared a good farm, making it the headquarters of his lumbering business, which he carried on pretty extensively and successfully.

            About the year 1867-8, the people doing business on the river, began to look for a place that would be more contiguous to their lumbering operations, the necessity growing yearly, as the farms began to open up in that neighborhood, and supplies that once had to be got at Neillsville, or even Black River Falls, now began to be raised as far up as this place, and even many miles above.  Finally such men as S. C. Honeywell, W. H. Begley, Eaton & Brown and others, took the matter in hand, and like magic a village was built up--a village with all the western go-aheaditiveness, which has a population of two hundred or more, with its schools, its church organizations, its Good Templar and Odd fellow’s societies, its professional men, its manufacturing establishments, and its shops, stores and tradesmen.

            Its particular location is sixteen miles up the river from Neillsville, the county seat, about one eight of a mile north of Rock River, and about half a mile east of Black River, being nearly in the center of the farming district of the county.  On either side are already some very large farms, with more than ordinarily good buildings--in fact some elegant dwellings, which will be a substantial support to the village.  It not only has the farming interest, that is and will be a sufficient support to the village, but more than one half of all the lumbering business of this great river, is done above Greenwood, giving it an advantage over all the towns below, on the river.

            There are some fine water-powers near Greenwood, also a water and steam saw mill within a short distance, making a plenty of lumber for building purposes, and at a very much lower price than what has to be paid in any other farming district in the state.

 

 

The following directory will show some of the live resident owners.

 

George Andrews, Blacksmith

Mr. Bailey, Sash, Doors & Blinds  

W. H. Begley, Blacksmith     

Brown & chandler, Billiard Saloon                                                                      

W. H. Begley, Hotel                                      

W. H. Begley, Lumberman 

B. F. Brown, Postmaster

J. Brown, Groceries, Notions and Flour

Carl Bugh, Glove Manufacturer and Tanner

Frank Butler, Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Flour and Feed

Chandler & Brown, Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, Flour, Etc.  

A. P. Clark, Barber and Confectionery   

Hudson Davis, Carpenter and Jobber              

S, C. Durham, Butcher 

Eaton & Brothers, Hardware, Flour and Feed                                

Robert Gorer, Furniture Dealer

Samuel Green, Gunsmith

J. M. Hoyt, Billiard Saloon

 S. C. Honeywell, Lumberman

G. W. Hubbell, Lumberman

G. W. Hubbell, Blacksmith

H. M. Peck, Carpenter and Jobber

Elias Peterson & Co., Boots and Shoes

Philip Ramminger, Wagon and Carriage Manufacturer

Schofield & Weston, Plaining Mill and Lumber Dealers

Mrs, Thomas Pownder, Boarding House

H. J. Thomas, Physician and Surgeon, dealer in Drugs & Medicines

 

 Source: The American Sketch Book by Bella French.

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