History

History of Dallas

Dallas was founded in the year 1870. It was named "Dallas" in honor of the Vice-President of the United States at the time.	Dallas 1917
Dallas Band 1908	Dallas had its own band that played for people in park and during parades.
Dallas has been known for it's good trout fishing for many years. North Branch Upper Pine Creek, Dallas and Maple Grove Townships, is a Class I brook and brown trout water for its entire length of 2.5 miles. Upper Pine Creek, Dallas Township,is a class I brook and brown trout water from 0.6 miles upstream of State Highway 25 to the upper most portion of the Dallas Flowage (4.1 miles). Upper Pine Creek, Dallas and Sioux Creek Townships, were classified as Class II brook and brown trout water from the Dallas Flowage Dam downstream to the Barron County Line (5.7 miles). This water contains a population of natural reproducing native brook trout and brown trout made up of multiple age groups and in sufficient numbers for annual survival.	Postcard from Dallas early 1900's Tom Backen and the fish that did not get away.