After 15 years of controversy , Winnebago settlement ( now Portage ) won the county seat in 1851 .
In 1828 , the federal government recognized the strategic economic importance of The Portage and built Fort Winnebago at the Fox River end .
After 15 years of controversy , Winnebago settlement ( now The Portage ) won the county seat in 1851 .
In 1828 , the federal government recognized the strategic economic importance of The Portage and built Fort Winnebago at the Fox River end .