Headnote
RACINE COUNTY, situated on the east boundary of Wisconsin, with Lake Michigan on the east. Area, 610 square miles. Face of the country, undulating; soil, fertile. Seat of justice, Racine. Pop. 1840, 3,475; in 1850, 10,833. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Wisconsin

Racine County, Wisconsin (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
RACINE COUNTY, situated on the east boundary of Wisconsin, with Lake Michigan on the east. Area, 610 square miles. Face of the country, undulating; soil, fertile. Seat of justice, Racine. Pop. 1840, 3,475; in 1850, 10,833.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 304.
Name Type
Racine, WI City or Town
Date Title
New York Times, “A Fugitive Slave in Milwaukee,” March 17, 1854
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