Vernon County, WI

Headnote

New name for Bad Axe County, which was renamed in 1862.

Record Data

Place Unit Type

County

Containing Unit

Wisconsin

Events

Date		Type
03/25/1865	In Wisconsin, a meteorite explodes in the morning skies over Vernon County	Science/Technology
06/29/1865	In Wisconsin, at least seventeen people die as a killer tornado devastates the village of Viroqua in Vernon County	Crime/Disasters

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Bad Axe County, Wisconsin, 1857

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