Meacham came to Beloit, looking for a more expanded field of effort.

The evidence

• “But Meacham's Grove proved a "pent-up Dtica," which contracted the powers of his restless and untiring energies, and, in 1836, in looking for a more expanded field of effort, he came hero. His keen sagacity at once appreciated the immense possibilities of such a location.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/15-rock-county-ch09-beloit.md, PDF p. 605 / book p. 609

  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