Rock township held its first town election — the passages disagree on the date: April 5, 1842 or April 15, 1842 , when Dr. Heath was elected supervisor.

The evidence

• “The first town election was held April 5, 1842, when the following ticket was chosen : •Supervisors — George W. Brittain (Chairman), James Heath and J.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/13-rock-county-ch07-town-histories.md, PDF p. 521 / book p. 525

  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.

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