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Simon Augustus Sherman came to Wisconsin from Massachusetts in 1848, settling near his cousin in Plover. Trained as a carpenter, Sherman entered the lumber business after he acquired land at the site where the Plover River entered the Wisconsin. Sherman worked actively in the lumber industry for many years, milling, rafting, and selling lumber in various markets. In this article, Sherman describes some early rafting operations on the Wisconsin river.Citation
Sherman, Simon Augustus. Lumber rafting on Wisconsin River. ((Madison : State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1911). Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin at its ... annual meeting ; 58th (1910), p. 171-180).