3156 S Riverside Dr · Beloit, Wisconsin
Once upon a house — and every word of it on the record.
One piece of land beside the Rock River: the Ho-Chunk village of Standing Post, the trader Joseph Thibault, the Blodgetts who founded Beloit, William S. Yost's farm and cobblestone house, the Yost Park resort, and the Riverside Motel built around it. Every event below links to the page of the source that records it.
The 1860s
Beloit
- April 5, 1860 First issue of the consolidated Journal and Courier appeared.
- December 1860 C. Mann bought out Bristol and started the "Rock County Republican."
- January 1, 1860 The Beloit Herald's name was changed to the Beloit Courier, and the firm became Perkins & Smith (P10 says "about January 1"; P208 says "on January 1").
Rock County
The region
- January 1860 Mr. Hutson bought an interest with L. H.
- February 1860 C. Goodrich came to Wisconsin, locating in Bradford.
- Fall 1860 A settler came to Wisconsin, locating at Shopiere.
Nation and world
- November 29, 1860 Marriage to B. Knapp of Rockford.
- November 6, 1860 A sheriff took office (listed as Alden, November 6, 1860).
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Research in progress
3,930
documented events
41 years so far, 1820–1860
31
on the property itself
613 more in Beloit
9,847
people identified
across the sources
9
sources transcribed
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