July 1898

The mill of the Blodgett Milling Company was almost totally destroyed by fire.

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The propertyJuly 1898

The mill of the Blodgett Milling Company was almost totally destroyed by fire.

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Following many changes of partnership, in 1888 William Blodgett purchased the entire ownership of the business and continued sole proprietor until 1890, when the business was organized into a corporation, the Blodgett Milling Company, of which he was president until his death. In July, 1898, the mill was almost totally destroyed by fire and the fall of the same year the business of the Blodgett Milling Company was moved to Janesville, where Mr. Blodgett died August 27, 1901, and was buried in the cemetery at Beloit.

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. 2, PDF p. 435 / book p. 925

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July 1898

The mill of the Blodgett Milling Company was almost totally destroyed by fire.

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The evidence

The propertyJuly 1898

The mill of the Blodgett Milling Company was almost totally destroyed by fire.

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1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

Following many changes of partnership, in 1888 William Blodgett purchased the entire ownership of the business and continued sole proprietor until 1890, when the business was organized into a corporation, the Blodgett Milling Company, of which he was president until his death. In July, 1898, the mill was almost totally destroyed by fire and the fall of the same year the business of the Blodgett Milling Company was moved to Janesville, where Mr. Blodgett died August 27, 1901, and was buried in the cemetery at Beloit.