June 29, 1871

The Big Mill at Janesville was totally destroyed by fire

Meanwhile, closer to home

BeloitJune 16, 1871

Lawrence Clarke Whittet was born at Albion

BeloitJuly 4, 1871

A fire company won a $100 prize at Brodhead

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The evidence

Rock CountyJune 29, 1871

The Big Mill at Janesville was totally destroyed by fire

A 2 independent sources

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

Next came the Congregational Church, May 1, 1875 ; loss about $60,000, partly insured. The Big Mill was burned June 29, 1871 ; the American House, January 12, 1868; Morse, Hanson & Co.'s furniture factory, January 14, 1867.

Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.PDF p. 568 / book p. 572

2AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

On June 29, 1871, the big mill at the west end of Milwaukee street bridge was totally destroyed by fire at a loss of $45,000. There was not so much need for mills at that time as in the earlier days, and no attempt was made to rebuild, so that nothing was done with this site until the erection of the building for the United States postoffice.

Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.Vol. 2, PDF p. 51 / book p. 564

1871 / June 29

Rock CountyA

June 29, 1871

The Big Mill at Janesville was totally destroyed by fire

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The evidence

Rock CountyJune 29, 1871

The Big Mill at Janesville was totally destroyed by fire

A 2 independent sources

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

Next came the Congregational Church, May 1, 1875 ; loss about $60,000, partly insured. The Big Mill was burned June 29, 1871 ; the American House, January 12, 1868; Morse, Hanson & Co.'s furniture factory, January 14, 1867.

2AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

On June 29, 1871, the big mill at the west end of Milwaukee street bridge was totally destroyed by fire at a loss of $45,000. There was not so much need for mills at that time as in the earlier days, and no attempt was made to rebuild, so that nothing was done with this site until the erection of the building for the United States postoffice.