New Lisbon

History

The site of New Lisbon was used as a seasonal winter encampment by Ho-Chunk people, who called it or (anglicized to Wa Du Shuda), meaning "where canoes are placed" or "boat launch." The United States acquired the land from the Ho-Chunk nation in an 1836 treaty. The first white settlers, Amasa Wilson and C.B. Smith, arrived in 1838 to harvest lumber in the vicinity. Wilson and Smith selected the site of New Lisbon for a log boom on the Lemonweir River and constructed a sawmill at the site in 1842-1843. In 1855, Amasa Wilson platted the village. J.A. Chase platted an addition not long afterwards. New Lisbon was incorporated by the Wisconsin Legislature in March 1870.

Geography

New Lisbon is located at (43.877032, -90.165908). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  925
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  829
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  740
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  667
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  589
• White-breasted Nuthatch

  Sitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 · Aves
  571
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  559
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  502