The first settlers of Fulton, at the mouth of the Yahara (Catfish), plowed the first furrow, broke seven acres and planted it with corn and beans.

The evidence

• “They followed an Indian trail up the river, until they came to the mouth of the Yahara (Catfish), where they made their claim, and became the first settlers of the town of Fulton. In 1837, they plowed the first furrow, broke seven acres of land and planted it with corn and beans. The seed corn cost them $5 a bushel.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/13-rock-county-ch07-town-histories.md, PDF p. 503 / book p. 507

  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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