Editing Pierce County, Wisconsin (section)

==History==
Native Americans were the first to live in what became Pierce County, as evidenced in the burial mounds near Diamond Bluff. Evidence indicates that this area has been inhabited for 10,000 to 12,000 years. In 1840, [[Saint Croix County, Wisconsin|St. Croix County]] covered a large portion of northwest [[Wisconsin Territory]]. In 1853, the [[Wisconsin State Legislature]] split St. Croix County into Pierce, [[Polk County, Wisconsin|Polk]], and Saint Croix counties. Pierce County was named for [[Franklin Pierce]], the fourteenth [[president of the United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uwrf.edu/AreaResearchCenter/PierceHistory.cfm|title=The History of Pierce County|website=University of Wisconsin at River Falls|access-date=August 20, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://piercecountyhistorical.org/county-history/pre-1800s/|title=Pierce County Pre-1800s|website=Pierce County Historical Association|access-date=August 20, 2019}}</ref>