Fifty Years In The Northwest by William H. C. Folsom

Eleazer Holt, Hiram N. Wood, and Capt. Horst, who made their homes here in the early '50s. FOOTNOTES: [B] In 1849 the town of Elisabeth was organized by St. Croix county, and included what is now Pierce county. The first board of supervisors were William Thing, chairman; Aaron Cornelius, and L. M. Harnsberger; clerk, Hilton Doe; treasurer, Geo. W. McMurphy. In 1851, by legislative enactment, the name Elisabeth was changed to Prescott. [C] A member of the well known Faribault family, after whom the town of Faribault has been named. [D] NOTE.--When I touched at Prescott in 1845, it was generally known as the "Mouth of St. Croix," though by some called "Prescott's Landing." The residents were Hilton Doe, a farmer; Geo. Schaser, boarding house keeper; W. S. Lockwood, merchant; Joseph Mosier, an Indian trader or storekeeper. The principal trade was with Indians.