Clason Prairie or Clason's Prairie was a former settlement in the Town of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, United States, roughly four miles southeast of Beaver Dam. It was named after James Clason,^[1] a native of Connecticut who settled there in 1841 and died in 1848. The one-room Clason Prairie School was closed down in 1962,^[2] although the building was still standing as of 1977.^[3] The old Clason Prairie Cemetery is still extant, at 43°24′49″N 88°46′52″W / 43.4135°N 88.7810°W / 43.4135; -88.7810 (Clason Prairie Cemetery);^[4] it is maintained by the town.

Notable people

• Jesse Clason, physician and politician, was born in Clason Prairie.^[5]

References

43°24′54″N 88°46′59″W / 43.415°N 88.783°W / 43.415; -88.783

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