Middle College (Beloit College) was begun.

The evidence

• “Middle College, begun in 1847, is a brick building, measuring sixty by forty-four feet, and has three stories and an attic, surmounted by a cupola and belfry. The attic is to be raised and improved and occupied by the society rooms.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/12-rock-county-ch06-politics-war-record.md, PDF p. 472

  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