Messrs. Gould and Young built the dam across the Yahara (Catfish) and began to build a saw-mill.

The evidence

• “Squires settled in the eastern part of the town, where he still lives, a friend to everybody, especially to all old settlers. In 1841, Messrs. Gould and Young built the dam across the Yahara (Catfish), and began to build a saw-mill.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/13-rock-county-ch07-town-histories.md, PDF p. 504 / book p. 508

  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.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources

  

• “Squires settled in the eastern part of the town, where he was a friend to everybody, especially to old settlers. In 1841 Messrs. Gould and Young built the dam across the Yahara (Catfish) and began to build a sawmill.”

  1908-brown-rock-county/31-smaller-cities-villages-towns.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 178 / book p. 684

  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.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources · may repeat 1879-history-of-rock-county, so not counted as independent