Clason Prairie, Wisconsin

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Clason Prairie or Clason's Prairie was a former settlement in the Town of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, United States, roughly four miles southeast of Beaver Dam. It was named after James Clason,{{cite book|title=The History of Dodge County, Wisconsin: Containing ... Its Early Settlement, Growth|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1wwrAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA387|year=1880|publisher=Western historical Company|pages=387}} a native of Connecticut who settled there in 1841 and died in 1848. The one-room Clason Prairie School was closed down in 1962,{{cite gnis|1563127|Clason Prairie School (historical)}} although the building was still standing as of 1977."Reminder of Days Gone By" Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter April 5, 1977; p. 13, col. 6 The old Clason Prairie Cemetery is still extant, at {{nowrap|{{coord|43.4135|-88.7810|type:landmark_region:US-WI|format=dms|display=inline|name=Clason Prairie Cemetery}};}}{{cite gnis|1850652|Clason Prairie Cemetery}} it is maintained by the town.