Historical Essay
Webster Township [origin of place name]
On the 7th day of April, in the year 1856, a band of hardy pioneers and early settlers gathered together at the house of Sol Richardson to perfect the organization of a new town. It was called Webster after the great statesman.
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[Source: History of Vernon County, p. 720.]