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==History== Louisa County was formed on December 7, 1836, as a part of [[Wisconsin Territory]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WI_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=WI: Individual County Chronologies|website=publications.newberry.org|access-date=September 28, 2016|archive-date=April 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414132220/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WI_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Two theories have been offered for the origins of its name: one is that it was named after [[Louisa Massey]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n190 191]}}</ref> who was very well known in the area at the time because she avenged the murder of her brother when she shot the party responsible; the other is that it was named after [[Louisa County, Virginia]].<ref>Savage, Tom A Dictionary of Iowa Place Names, University of Iowa Press, 2007, p. 11 {{ISBN|1587297590}}</ref> Louisa County became a part of Iowa Territory upon its formation on July 4, 1838.<ref name=":0" /> The first courthouse was a simple wood-framed building. In 1840, a second courthouse, measuring 40' x 20' (about 12 x 6 m), was constructed of stone. In 1854, a third structure was built. The courthouse used today was erected in 1928.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.louisacountyiowa.org/ |title=Louisa County, Iowa<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=January 20, 2008 |archive-date=September 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905203112/http://www.louisacountyiowa.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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