Most English immigrants came to Wisconsin singly or in family groups in the 19th century, though several organized movements sponsored settlements in Wisconsin. Groups such as the British Temperance Emigration Society and the Potters Joint Emigration Society and Savings Fund sponsored several communities in Wisconsin, including Montello in Marquette County and Scott and Fort Winnebago in Columbia County.

[Source: Wisconsin's Cultural Resources Study Units, Wisconsin Historical Society]

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