Once Upon a House

September 21, 1836

Warsaw was platted by Charles Mellin and Albert Fowler in the town of Fulton, within a quarter of a mile of the present city of Edgerton.

Rock CountyGrade A · 1 independent source

The evidence

  • “Warsaw was platted by Charles Mellin and Albert Fowler on September 21, 1836, on the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 11 of the town of Fulton, within a quarter of a mile of the present city of Edgerton. The town map shows twenty-four blocks and a public square.”

    1908-brown-rock-county/04-forgotten-places.md, Vol. 1, PDF p. 60 / book p. 50

    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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    The passage on the printed page (Vol. 1, PDF p. 60 / book p. 50)
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