Neenah-Menasha: Rivalry
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Competition between land speculators led to the founding of two separate settlements.
On an early canoe expedition, future Territorial Governor James Doty visited an island, with the Fox River flowing around it in two channels. When the U.S. government opened the land for settlement, Doty returned as a land speculator. A clash of ambitions between other town-builders led to the establishment of the rival settlements of Neenah and Menasha—one along each river channel.
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Neenah-Menasha: Rivalry
Clip: Special | 9m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
On an early canoe expedition, future Territorial Governor James Doty visited an island, with the Fox River flowing around it in two channels. When the U.S. government opened the land for settlement, Doty returned as a land speculator. A clash of ambitions between other town-builders led to the establishment of the rival settlements of Neenah and Menasha—one along each river channel.
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