BEAVER DAM

beaver dam, a city of dodge county, wisconsin, u.s.a., situated in the s.e. part of the state, 63 m. n.w. of milwaukee, on beaver lake, which is 9 m. long and 3 m. wide. pop. (1890) 4222; (1900) 5128, of whom 1023 were foreign-born; (1905) 5615; (1910) 6758. most of the population is of german descent. beaver dam is served by the chicago, milwaukee & st paul railway. the city is a summer resort, has a public library, and is the seat of wayland academy (1855, baptist), a co-educational preparatory school affiliated with the university of chicago. beaver dam is situated in the midst of a fine farming country; it has a good water-power derived from beaver lake, and among its manufactures are woollen and cotton goods, malleable iron, foundry products, gasolene engines, agricultural implements, stoves and beer. the city was first settled about 1841, and was incorporated in 1856.