Wisconsin Legends and Lore: Fort Hamilton, the beginnings of the town of Wiota

By JOHN GESSNER, Staff Writer
Posted 10/22/26

In Southern Wisconsin, about twenty miles west of Monroe, sits the small community of Wiota, with a population of 830. In the early 1800s, Wiota played a major role in lead ore mining and the Black …

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