Spring 1845
Guy Stoughton contracted with Mr. Hanchett to build a dam at the foot of Lake Koshkonong; the dam was completed during that year and a saw-mill built.
The evidence
“Guy Stoughton, owning land on the river at the foot of Lake Koshkonong, believing that the fall was sufiicient to make a good water-power, contracted with Mr. Hanchett, in the spring of 1845, to build a dam. The dam was completed during that year, and a saw-mill built, which was run for several years, and then converted into a grist-mill. The first bridge across the river was at Indian Ford ; built in 1845, by private subscription ; Stephen Allen, builder.”
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.
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“Guy Stoughton, owning land on the river at the foot of Lake Koshkongong, believing that the fall was sufficient to make a good water power, contracted with Mr. Hanchett, of Beloit, in the spring of 1845 to build a dam. The dam was completed during that year and a sawmill built, which was run for several years and then converted into a grist mill. The first bridge across the river was at Indian Ford ; it was built in 1845 by private subscription, Stephen Allen, builder. In 1848 the Milwaukee & Prairie du Chien Railroad was built through the town.”
1908-brown-rock-county/31-smaller-cities-villages-towns.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 179 / book p. 685
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.
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