Taste of the town: From gum to Georgetown, 1848 was a very good year

In 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican–American War, Wisconsin became a state, Zachary Taylor was elected president and the Seneca Falls Convention became the first women’s rights convention. It was also the year Williamson County and Georgetown were created. Georgetown, the county seat of Williamson County, is in the center of the county. This year both celebrate their 175th…