Chapter 2 - Early Jurisdiction from the 1906 History of Richland County is now on-line: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wirichla/1906hist.htm This chapter includes: The First White Men - The Indian Tribes - The End of the French Regime - The English Domination - Claims of Virginia - Indian Treaties - Organization of the Territory of Illinois - Jurisdiction of the Territory of Michigan - Creation of the Territory of Wisconsin - Territorial Conventions - Admission of Wisconsin as a State - The Public Domain - Organization of Richland County. Tim Stowell tstowell@chattanooga.net Chattanooga, TN