When Wisconsin achieved statehood on May 29, 1848, La Pointe County was divided between the present day Minnesota and Wisconsin. That portion of the Wisconsin Territory's La Pointe County between the Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers became 'de facto Wisconsin Territory'[3][4][5] until it was incorporated, along with unorganized federal land north of Iowa, in the creation of the Minnesota Territory on March 3, 1849.[6]Itasca, Washington, Ramsey, and Benton Counties were created by the Minnesota Territory on October 27, 1849[7] from the de facto Wisconsin Territory that had been separated from the Wisconsin Territory's La Pointe County.
The remainder of La Pointe County became part of Wisconsin and portions of it later became the parent county to Douglas (1854) and Ashland (1860) Counties. With La Pointe itself now in Ashland County, La Pointe County was renamed Bayfield County effective May 1, 1866, returning the county seat to Bayfield.[8]
Notes
↑ Laws of the Territory of Wisconsin. Belmont and Milwaukee, 1836–1848. [1845] pp. 52-53
↑ Statutes at Large of the United States of America, 1789–1873. 17 vols. Boston: Little, Brown, 1845–1874. vol. 9, ch. 89 [1846]/pp. 56-8
↑ Statutes at Large of the United States of America, 1789-1873. 17 vols. Boston:Little, Brown, 1845-1874. ch. 50 [1848]/pp. 233-5
↑ Van Zandt, Franklin K. Boundaries of the United States and the Several States. Geological Survey Professional Paper 909. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1976. pp. 128-30
↑ Statutes at Large of the United States of America, 1789–1873. 17 vols. Boston: Little, Brown, 1845–1874.vol. 9, ch. 121 [1849]/pp. 403-9
↑ Session Laws of the Territory of Minnesota. St. Paul, 1850-1857. [1849] ch. 5, secs. 2-5, 7-9, 19-20/pp. 7-9
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