Dr. Heath built a house on Section 2 at "East Wisconsin City," where he opened a store and tavern, the first in the town; he located East Wisconsin City early in the spring.

The evidence

• “In the month of September, of the last-mentioned year, Hiram Brown and family arrived. In the spring of 1837, Dr. Heath built a house, sixteen feet square, on Section 2, at "East Wisconsin City," where he opened a store and tavern, which were the first in the town.”

  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.

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

  

• “Early in the spring of 1837 Dr. James Heath located East Wisconsin City on the east bank of Rock river, and opposite Wisconsin City.”

  1908-brown-rock-county/04-forgotten-places.md, Vol. 1, PDF p. 62 / book p. 52

  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