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Pepin County was formed in the year 1858. Both the town of Pepin (originally named North Pepin in 1856), and the village of Pepin were named after Lake Pepin The lake itself is likely named for one or more of the Pepin families from the French Canadian city of Trois-Rivières in Quebec, Canada. Several Pepins appear in the early records, including the senior figure Guillaume dit Tranchemontagne and his descendants Pierre and Jean Pepin du Chardonnets. One or both of the latter may have accompanied Daniel Greysolon, the Sieur du Lhut, from Montreal to what is now Duluth, Minnesota, in 1679. Exactly when the body of water was first named Pepin is not known, but the name has been used as early as 1700, making it by far one of the oldest recorded place names in Wisconsin. The name was well accepted by the mid-1760s when Jonathan Carver wrote in his journal, "Arrived at Lake Pepin called by some Lake St. Anthony."
Pepin County is the birthplace of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the author of the Little House on the Prairie children's books.
Adjacent Counties
- Dunn County
- Eau Claire County
- Buffalo County
- Wabasha County, Minnesota
- Pierce County
- Goodhue County, Minnesota
Cities, Villages, Towns & Communities
- Albany
- Arkansaw
- Barry Corner
- Devils Corner
- Durand (County Seat)
- Ella
- Frankfort
- Hawkins Corner
- Lakeport
- Lima
- Lund
- Pepin
- Porcupine
- Stockholm
- Tarrant
- Waterville
- Waubeek
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