Histories: Trempealeau Co. Historical Accounts:
"History of Trempealeau County Wisconsin, 1917":
Chapter 8:
Pigeon
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Pigeon Township lies largely in Pigeon Valley, branching from the
Trempealeau Valley near Whitehall. It was first settled about 1860 or
1861 by Edwin Cummings, who located in section 19. Joshua D. Southworth
was the second. In 1863 came Phineas Wright, who opened the mill at
Coral City. At this point a flourishing village sprang up.
The vanguard of the sturdy Scandinavian element which now peoples the
valley arrived in 1864 in the persons of Ole Anderson Aga and Hans Ole
Nielson, who came with ox teams from Dane County.