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Viroqua is the county seat of Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,362 at the 2010 census. The city is located within the Town of Viroqua. ==History== The Native American Ho-Chunk inhabited the area now known as Vernon County and the area of Viroqua. The Ho-Chunk, formerly known as the Winnebago, are a Siouan-speaking people and lived in the western Great Lakes region for thousands of years. The Ho-Chunk were removed westward beginning in the 1820s.〔Loew, Patty. Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal. Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society press, 2001.〕 There was a sharp rivalry between Viroqua and Springville to be named the county seat of Vernon County. A deed for of land was promised by pioneer Moses Decker, on condition that Viroqua be chosen as the county seat. The land constituted what became known as the County Addition to the city of Viroqua.〔http://www.viroqua-wisconsin.com/about/history.asp〕 Decker was one of the early settlers in the area. He arrived in 1847 and laid out the village of Viroqua. He died in 1860.〔History of Vernon County, Wisconsin. Springfield, IL: Union Publishing Company, 1884.〕 Earlier settlers arrived in 1844 and built lumber mills on the Kickapoo River. Farmers began arriving in 1846, some of whom were John Graham, T.J. Defreese and William C. McMichael.〔Bierce, B.C. "Industry of Bad Ax County" in Transactions of the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society, volume VI. Madison, WI: Smith & Cullaton. 1860.〕 In early 1851, the act authorizing the organization of Bad Axe, now Vernon County, was approved by Governor Nelson Dewey. Viroqua was awarded the county seat, pending a permanent location to be determined by a vote. In May 1852, residents voted in favor of Viroqua.〔http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=35&keyword=bad+axe〕 On June 28, 1865, Viroqua was hit by a deadly tornado that left 22 dead. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Viroqua, Wisconsin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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