The New Student's Reference Work/Green Bay, Wis.

Green Bay, Wis., the county-seat of Brown County, situated on Fox River at the entrance to Green Bay, is 112 miles north of Milwaukee. It is the oldest town in the state, having been first visited in 1634 by Jean Nicollet and thereafter settled by the French. Fort Howard, established in 1816, was annexed in 1895. Green Bay is an important railroad center, and is connected by interurban line with Oshkosh and Fond du Lac. An excellent harbor provides access for the largest vessels upon the Great Lakes, while a line of pleasure boats runs to Mackinac and the “Soo.” Population 25,236.