1848
The Milwaukee & Prairie du Chien Railroad was built through the town.
The evidence
“Stephen Allen, builder. In 1848, the Milwaukee & Prairie du Chien Railroad was built through the town.”
1879-history-of-rock-county/13-rock-county-ch07-town-histories.md, PDF p. 504 / book p. 508
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
On the printed page (PDF p. 504 / book p. 508) · open the whole page “The first bridge across the river was at Indian Ford ; it was built in 1845 by private subscription, Stephen Allen, builder. In 1848 the Milwaukee & Prairie du Chien Railroad was built through the town.”
1908-brown-rock-county/31-smaller-cities-villages-towns.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 179 / book p. 685
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.
Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources · may repeat 1879-history-of-rock-county, so not counted as independent
On the printed page (Vol. 2, PDF p. 179 / book p. 685) · open the whole page
