A settler selected the Janesville site as his permanent residence and entered about 200 acres of land.

The evidence

• “DICKSOjV ; was, bom in Danville, Vt., April 18, 1808; in 1836, he decided to settle in the West, aud, in May of that year, left Vermont for Milwaukee, where he arrived a month later. After looking about for some time in search of a suitable location, he selected the site of Janesville for his permanent residence, and, in August, 1838, entered about 200 acres of land ; part of this he laid out as a farm, and disposed of the remainder in various ways,.selling portions of it and again adding other land as occasion served ; Mr.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 699

  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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