The first schoolhouse in the settlement was built about a mile and a half west of the present site of Evansville, under the control of Miss Mary Jane True.

The evidence

• “The first schoolhouse in the settlement was built in 1841, about a mile and a half west of the present site of Evansville, and was under the control of Miss Mary Jane True. The second was built at or near the present village of Union, and the third was built on the present site of Evansville, and was in charge of Mr.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/16-rock-county-ch10-villages.md, PDF p. 655 / book p. 659

  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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