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History of Door County, Wisconsin
by Charles I. Martin - 1881


           [56]

                          THE TOWN OF CHAMBERS ISLAND

             That part of Door county known as Chambers’ Island, was
.          so named in honor of CAPT. CHAMBERS, who lost his life there
           during the Black Hawk war. Messrs. DAVID CLOW and _____
           BROOKS were probably the first settlers of note. In about the
           year 1852 they built a small vessel on the shore of the Island.
           The little craft was successfully launched and was a "good
           boat for her inches," as our sailor reporter termed it. Messrs.
           CLOW and BROOKS also took up a homestead on the Island, and
           erected nice frame houses. The structures were well painted,
           and today are fair looking buildings.
             At a meeting of the County Board, November 9th, 1858,
	   Chambers’ Island was set off as a township. The first Tuesday
	   in April, 1859, a town meeting was held at the school house,
	   and the town put upon its feet. The County Board, at the May
	   meeting, 1859, attached the Island to the town of Gibralter, the
	   authorities of the town of Chambers Island having failed to
	   elect town officers at the annual meeting. All books were turned
	   over to the clerk of the town of Gibralter.

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