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August 27, 1899

The Gridley chapel, a brick and stone edifice built by General Strong in memory of his parents (or as a memorial of his father, Elijah Gridley Strong), was dedicated.

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BeloitAugust 17, 1899

A man was married to Grace Lillian Chamberlin, a classmate from Beloit College.

BeloitOctober 1899Month

The "Journal" began publishing a Beloit edition printed in German, called the "Beloit Deutsche Zeitung."

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Nation & worldAugust 27, 1899

The Gridley chapel, a brick and stone edifice built by General Strong in memory of his parents (or as a memorial of his father, Elijah Gridley Strong), was dedicated.

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In memory of his noble Christian parents, General Strong built and gave to that new community a neat brick and stone edifice which was duly dedicated August 27, 1899, and is now regularly occupied as the Gridley chapel. The city school, built in that neighborhood and recently much enlarged, is called the Wright school.

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.Vol. 1, PDF p. 213 / book p. 194

1899 / August 27

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August 27, 1899

The Gridley chapel, a brick and stone edifice built by General Strong in memory of his parents (or as a memorial of his father, Elijah Gridley Strong), was dedicated.

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Nation & worldAugust 27, 1899

The Gridley chapel, a brick and stone edifice built by General Strong in memory of his parents (or as a memorial of his father, Elijah Gridley Strong), was dedicated.

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1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

In memory of his noble Christian parents, General Strong built and gave to that new community a neat brick and stone edifice which was duly dedicated August 27, 1899, and is now regularly occupied as the Gridley chapel. The city school, built in that neighborhood and recently much enlarged, is called the Wright school.