Preble, Wisconsin

[2] The town's name may originate from Commodore Edward Preble, who served in the Tripolitan War of 1803.

According to the few extant memoirs from the time, "the farm houses were made of hewn logs, chinked with mud, roofed with hand split shingles, floored with rough planks, and gathered in small groups, along the highway."

40% of the 113 families were of German descent; however, Preble also had immigrant Irish, Canadians, Hollanders, and Belgians.

It had to deal with sewage disposal, water quality, and schools for the growing number of children in the area.

Preble tried to incorporate as a city in the 1950s, but the Wisconsin Circuit Court and the State Planning Commission barred the town from doing so.

The two-day event included a community picnic, dance contests, and a parade that started at Danz School and ended at Preble Park.