In the summer of 1851 a crew working for the U.S. government surveyed the outline of the six mile square that would become Wood.

That November another crew marked all the section corners, walking through the woods and wading the swamps, measuring with chain and compass.

Yellow River which passes over almost entirely a Bed of Rocks the stone are a Reddish sandstone the timber is of various Kinds, such as Birch Pine Maple Linn Elm Tamarack etc(?)

the small streams are fed by the swamp and are not durable the Saw Mills under process of Erection are probably worth $500 each.

16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.