Episode 2 of 2

First Legislative Assembly at Belmont

When: October 25 - December 9, 1836
Where: Belmont, Iowa County (now Lafayette County)
Part of: Wisconsin Territory created with first capital at Belmont

Governor Dodge convened the first legislative assembly of the Wisconsin Territory at Belmont on October 25, 1836, which adjourned in December.

Belmont was initially chosen as the capital of the territory. The first legislative assembly was convened by Governor Dodge at Belmont, Iowa County (now in Lafayette County), on October 25, 1836. The session adjourned on December 9, 1836. Belmont had been founded in 1835 by land speculator John Atchison, and the original territorial capitol building is preserved several miles northwest of the village at First Capitol Historic Site.

Sources

Wisconsin Territory Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19
Belmont, Wisconsin Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-10

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