Once Upon a House

1862

The Kenosha–Genoa railroad line was constructed; another road was extended to Fort Howard (Green Bay).

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The evidence

  • “Failing to pay its interest, the mortgage was foreclosed, and the road was sold to the Chicago & Northwestern company in 1863, and is now operated by it as the Kenosha division. The line was constructed from Kenosha to Genoa in 1862.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/04-wisconsin-railroads-commerce-health-statistics.md, PDF p. 173

    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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