Walworth County Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 159
Delavan, WI 53115

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Wisconsin State Genealogical Society

Village of Fontana

James Van Slyke built his cabin in 1836 in section 14 which was to become known as Fontana.

Other early settlers include: Cumming, Montague, Douglass, Warren, Joy, Chambers, and Wright.

Matthias Mohr named the area Fontana in 1838.

The park was set apart in about 1871.

Carlos S. Douglass built a grist-mill in 1857. He also platted the village in 1895, but village life had been there much earlier.

In 1891, the women of the Congregational Aid Society built a union church.

Early postmasters were James B. Davis and Oscar E. Davis.

Porter's Grocery Store

Fontana Tavern
(Photo courtesy of Fontana Archival Committee)

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