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Author:
Mary Forer

Location:
T. 26 N. - R. 3 E.

Formallized:
December 21, 1888

Background:

Population: 1905-1,208 including 136 in Village of McMillan, 2000-1,790 plus 417 City of Marshfield.

The first settlement in the Town of McMillan was the Village of McMillan. The town was populated mostly of German settlers from Marshfield.

First Public Official:
Fred Brandt, Chairman

Churches:

St. Peter's congregation was organized on December 15, 1880, under the leadership of a traveling missionary, Reverend John Schutte. A small church was built out of logs, and traveling ministers from Auburndale, Spencer and Marshfield conducted services there. The structure served as a church until 1894 when the congregation resolved to build a new church. The original log structure was then used as a school until 1903 when it was torn down.

Schools:

The public school districts in McMillan were established in 1891. There were four school districts and two joint school districts, one with the Town of Day and one with the Town of Spencer.

City View School, District 1 was in Section 32;

Dodge School, Joint District 2 was in Section 25;

McMillan School, District 3 was in Section 16;

Timlin School, Joint District 5 was in Section 7;

Riverside School, District 6 was in Section 24.

District 4 was dissolved in 1924 and divided into District 7 and District 8. East Kerwin, District 7 was in Section 1 and West Kerwin, District 8 was in Section 3.

The rural schools were dissolved and annexed to Marshfield, Stratford and Spencer school districts between 1953 and 1957.

St Peter's Lutheran School

Business:

Kestel Bros. Co. The Spot Store

Cotton Club

Peter Thomas Saloon

Riverside Store

Riverside Saloon

Industry:

Logging

Cheese factories

Grist mill

Farming:

Farmers began moving to the town of McMillan shortly after the McMillan Brothers sawmill in the Village of McMillan began operations in 1874.