November 26, 1835
A narrator arrived (first set foot) in Wisconsin in extreme cold with one foot of snow on the ground.
The evidence
“I arrived in Wisconsin-on the 26th day of November, 1835. The weather was extremely cold, and one foot of snow upon the ground.”
1856-history-of-rock-county/04-correspondence-pioneer-letters.md, PDF p. 53 / book p. 35
Guernsey, Orrin, and Josiah F. Willard, editors. History of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute. Janesville, Wis.: William M. Doty & Brother, 1856. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871593.
Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources
On the printed page (PDF p. 53 / book p. 35) · open the whole page “It was on the 26th of November, 1835, that I first set foot in Wisconsin. The weather was extremely cold, with one foot of snow upon the ground.”
1879-history-of-rock-county/09-rock-county-ch03-pioneer-reminiscences.md, PDF p. 335 / book p. 339
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 · may repeat 1856-history-of-rock-county, so not counted as independent
On the printed page (PDF p. 335 / book p. 339) · open the whole page
