Child's Station was first located in 1853 by Mr. M. [N. Child].

The evidence

• “Child's Station, is situated on the line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad, and was first located in 1853, by Mr. M.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/16-rock-county-ch10-villages.md, PDF p. 665

  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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