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About
Dodge County:
Dodge County was created in 1836 and named in honor of Henry
Dodge, then territorial governor of Wisconsin. Final boundaries were
established in 1840. The first Court House was built in 1848 by
Martin Rich in the Town of Victory, Dodge Centre, which is now the
City of Juneau. Dodge County has a population of 85,897, covers 892
square miles, has approx. 47,420 parcels of land and is comprised of
24 townships, 11 villages, and 9 cities.
Dodge County is home to the Horicon Marsh, a national and state
wildlife area. Dodge County operates six parks year round. The Wild
Goose State Trail is a 34 mile compacted limestone trail on an
abandoned railroad grade that runs from the City of Juneau to the
City of Fond du Lac. Wildlife, scenery and level surface provide
safe, easy and enjoyable biking and hiking for all ages. The trail
skirts the western edge of the Horicon Marsh National Wildlife
Refuge and Nitschke Mounds Park which contains up to 46 animal
effigy, conical and linear mounds believed to have been constructed
around 800AD - 1100AD. The mounds represent one of the best
surviving examples of the Mound Builders culture that once occupied
the Dodge County area. Park development is expected to be completed
in phases.
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