Wrightstown (town), Wisconsin

The Fox River crosses the western and northern borders of the town, flowing towards Green Bay.

The village of Wrightstown is located on the Fox River near the western border of the town.

The name "Wrightstown" was declared in 1854 in honor of its founder, Hoel S. Wright, who along with Carl G. Mueller and Charles West Day are considered early pioneers of Brown County.

Charles' parents, Otis and Elmira Day, immigrated from New York to Wisconsin in 1849.

Their family traveled across the Great Lakes from Buffalo, New York, until they reached Wrightstown in 1850.

Lucien Wright and his father Hoel sold Otis 80 acres (32 ha) of land to build a cabin of basswood boughs.

The family made 75 cents a load by making shingles by hand which were then hauled to De Pere by ox.