Stoughton [origin of place name] | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Stoughton [origin of place name]

Stoughton [origin of place name] | Wisconsin Historical Society
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The village was platted in 1847 by Luke Stoughton of Weathersfield, VT, who purchased the site from Daniel Webster.

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[Source: Dane County History, 1880; Milwaukee Sentinel, Sep. 6, 1948.]