Beloit College was founded at Beloit, under the auspices of the Congregational and Presbyterian churches of Wisconsin and northern Illinois.

The evidence

• “Beloit College was founded in 1847, at Beloit, under the auspices of the Congregational and Presbyterian churches of Wisconsin and northern Illinois. In 1848, Rev.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/03-wisconsin-topography-geology-agriculture.md, PDF p. 145 / book p. 149

  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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