Rock County, Wisconsin - Chapter 26, 1908

Location. South side. Plan of history. Beginnings, 1835. John Inman. First cabin. Samuel St. John. 1836, First child, Seth St. John. Henry F. Janes. First election. The Holmes family. Dixon, Brown, Bailey, Dr. Heath. 1837, First ferry. Postoffiee. The Spauldings. E. V. Whiton. Stevens. Atwood. First religious service. 1838, Janesville stage house. 1839, Rock county formed. First store, Lappin's. 1840, The county seat. First public school. 1841, Stebbins' select school. 1842, Court house, jail, first bridge. A. Hyatt Smith. 1843, First M. E. Church. Population, 333. First lumber yard. E. G. Fifield. 1844, First brick block. Main street. Steamboat to Jefferson. Dam on Rock river. American House. Trinity Episcopal Church, T. Ruger. First Baptist. 1845, First Congregational. First public school house, brick. First teacher, Guernsey. The little red school house. Brick making. Upper dam finished. The big mill. Saw mill. The Janesville Gazette. Population, 817. 1846, Stage line. Stone academy, T. J. Ruger. Rock County Democrat. 1847, Big mill begins grinding. Three-story brick block, Main street. Project for a railroad. State constitution adopted. First secret society. R. C. Church, St. Patrick's. 1848, The Stevens House. Sutherland 's book store. Masonic lodge. First large fire. Wisconsin a state. E. V. Whiton. Farmers' mill. Trinity Church. 1849, Madison and Beloit Railway. Population, 1812. Woolen mill. Monterey bridge begun. Blind asylum secured. J. F. Willard. Daily Mail. Nine mail routes by stage. 1850, Excelsior mills burned. Population, 3100. First R. C. pastor. Masonic Chapter, 5. 1851, Oak Hill Cemetery. Northwestern Railway, Fond du Lac and Chicago. Three-story block on Main street. Ogden House, E. Mil. street. Tallman block, west end of bridge. Old Baptist Church. First State Fair. 1852, Mil. and Mississippi Railway. Mt. Olivet R. C. cemetery. 1853, Janesville a city, A. Hyatt Smith, mayor. Aldermen. Stevens House burned. First locomotive, engineer, .John C. Fox; here yet. Third newspaper. McKey block, 548. U. S. Grant and team at the American Hotel. 1854, Fire companies. Old postoflBce and Y. M. C. A. building. First daily. Alex. T. Gray. J. B. Doe, mayor. 1855, Graded public schools. Hand fire engines, Dolson, first engineer. Sack Company, No. 1. Alger murder. Lynching of Mayberry, page 550. First National. Rock County Bank. Second Masonic lodge. Four-story block by Lappin. Five-story block on E. Milwaukee. Presbyterian Church. E. L. Dimoek, mayor. 1856, Monterey bridge rebuilt. The lower bridge. Gas company. First Northwestern passenger train. Hook and ladder company. W. B. Britton. Second Odd Fellows' lodge. Commandery K. T. 1857. New wards. Fifth and Sixth. Daily Gazette. Second state fair, Spring Brook. New High School begun. Hyatt House completed. Gov. Barstow. A. Hyatt Smith, mayor. 1858, Y. M. C. A. organized.

Josiah T. Wright. Eailway to Monroe. First High School class. Northwestern Mutual Life begins business. 1859, Whiton buried. Courthouse burned. High school finished. Oct. 1, A. Lincoln's speech here. Christ Episcopal Church. Population about 7,000. Myers House being built. Mills and factories. Fine residences. Stores, page 558. 1860-1864, Camps Cameron and Treadway. 1861, Co. D, Second Eegt.; Co. £., Fifth; G, Eighth, Capt. Britton. Wm. H. Sargent, page 559. 13th Eegt., Co. E, 3d Wis Cavalry. 1862, Lieut. Harlow, 12th Wis. Battery; Co. E, 3d Wis. Vol. Infantry, Capt. Miltimore. Gov. Harvey. 1863, First draft. 1864, Co. A, 40th Eegt. Peter Myers. St. Patrick's Church, convent, school. Christ Church, 1861. Gen. Sheridan, Gen. Sherman, 562. 1865-1869, Many fires. Main street blocks. 1867, Hyatt House. One life lost. Furniture factory. Mills burned. 1868, American House. Fredondall block burned. Steam fire engines. Murder trials. Fourth State Fair. W. T. Sherman, 563. 1869, Eock County Eecorder. First Congregational Church building, 1865-6. St. Paul German Lutheran. 1867, Baptist Church, brick. 1870-1874, New court house. 1874, Big mill burned. State Blind Asylum burned. Cotton manufactory. F. S. Eldred, treasurer. The Smith block. Main and Milwaukee. Myers Opera House. Woolen mills. G. C. McLean, p. 566. Burr Eobbins circus. 1875-1879, Congregational Church burned. Merchants' and Mechanics' Savings Bank. Grand Hotel. Daily Eecorder. 1879, The Mack murder, Baumgartner. 1877, Thoroughgood & Stevens box factory. 1875, Jan£Sville Shoe Company. 1880-1884, Ex-President U. S. Grant in Janesville, p. 569, p. 570. Leaf tobacco industry. History, p. 411. Firms, acreage, 1879. Barnes, Heddles & Co. Two million dollars in 1906 for tobacco. 1880, Electric light company. Badger State Warp Mills. 1880, Telephone Co. 1881, Janesville Machine Company. 1880, Eailway, Janesville and Afton, Northwestern. Janesville to Beloit, St. Paul line. Clydesdale horses, A. Galbraith. Trotting horses. 1884, Norcross block, S. Eiver street. 1881, Municipal court established. Judges Patten, Patterson, Phelps; Fifield in 1899. 1885, Eoller skating rink. Street railway. Evansville cut-off. 1887, E. F. Carpenter builds on the bridge. Later building city water works. Flowing artesian well, p. 577. Gamwell fire alarm telegraph. 1889, Myers House burned. 1890, The Carringtons, Boomer, Hamilton. 1891, Parker Pen Company, Williamson Pen Company. New Presbyterian edifice, p. 580. 1892, Murder trials. 1893, Poor farm, buildings. 1895, Y. M. C. A. building. New High School. 1896, Twilight Club. Sinnisippi Golf Club. Steamboats. Shooting club. 1895, Bower City Bank. 1899, Hayes' office building. Jackman building. 1900, Street paving. New county jail. 1901, The soldier's monument. Public library. City Hall. U. S. Postoffice. Milwaukee & St. Paul short line to Chicago. The Interurban, p. 590. 1902, St. Mary 's E. C. new building. Northwestern depot. 1898. St. Paul E. E. depot, 1902. 1904, Death of Marshall Hogan. Beet sugar factory. Hohenadel Pickling Company. Canning corn, peas. 1904, Sewerage system. Baking industry. 1905, Advancement Association. 1907, Park and pleasure drive. Public hospital. Chautauqua Association. 1906, Cargill M. E. Church. 1907, Bassett & Echlin Co. new factory. Janesville Clothing Company. Hiawatha Springs Co. 1906, Northwestern tract, S. Janesville. 1907, Sidings and round house, $500,000. New E. E. bridge. Valuation of Janesville. Fords, ferries and bridges, 597. Cemeteries, Oak Hill, St. Patrick 's.