Turning Points
in Wisconsin History
An experimental community establishes its rules, 1845
Wisconsin Phalanx
In 1844, seventy-one Wisconsin residents established a company to finance an experimental community, or phalanx, called Ceresco, near the present-day site of Ripon. The following year, the residents secured a charter from the Territorial legislature that established a governing body to manage the business operations of the community. This incorporation act details the rules and organizational structure in place at Ceresco.
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Wisconsin in the Civil War Era Abolition and Other Reforms |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Pub Data: | Fond du Lac, 1845. Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Citation: | "Wisconsin Phalanx." Article from an unidentified Fond du Lac , Wis., newspaper (1845). Online facsimile at: http://wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=395; Visited on: 4/26/2024 |
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