Once Upon a House

Spring 1841

The town of Plymouth was first settled (David Douglass, Stephen C. and others); David Douglas entered 880 acres, built the first log house in the township, and cleared land.

Rock CountyGrade A · 1 independent source

The evidence

  • “Early times in Plymouth are well described in the following from the pen of one of its pioneers, written in 1856: "The town of Plymouth was first settled in the spring of 1841. David Douglass, Stephen C.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/13-rock-county-ch07-town-histories.md, PDF p. 516 / book p. 520

    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

    The passage on the printed page (PDF p. 516 / book p. 520)
    On the printed page (PDF p. 516 / book p. 520) · open the whole page
  • “Early times in Plymouth are well described in the following from the pen of one of its pioneers, written in 1856: "The town of Plymouth was first settled in the spring of 1841. David Douglass, Stephen C.”

    1908-brown-rock-county/31-smaller-cities-villages-towns.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 195 / book p. 700

    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

    The passage on the printed page (Vol. 2, PDF p. 195 / book p. 700)
    On the printed page (Vol. 2, PDF p. 195 / book p. 700) · open the whole page

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