Brown County is one of Wisconsin's two original counties, along with Crawford County. It originally spanned the entire eastern half of the state when formed by the Michigan Territorial legislature in 1818. It was named for Major General Jacob Brown, a military leader during the War of 1812.
brown county is one of wisconsin's two original counties along with crawford county it originally spanned the entire eastern half of the state when formed by the michigan territorial legislature in 1818 it was named for major general jacob brown a military leader during the war of 1812