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August 15, 1866

The purchasers at the Appleton sale filed their certificate and became incorporated as the Green Bay and Mississippi canal company

Meanwhile, closer to home

BeloitAugust 29, 1866

John Bell came from Chicago to Beloit and became foreman of the forging shop of Merrill & Houston's Iron Works

CountySeptember 1866Month

The State Fair was held, for the fifth time, at Janesville, with receipts of nearly $15,000

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The regionAugust 15, 1866

The purchasers at the Appleton sale filed their certificate and became incorporated as the Green Bay and Mississippi canal company

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Under an act of the legislature of Wisconsin ;pproved April 13, 1861, and the acts amendatory thereof, the purchasers at said sale, on the 15th day of August, 1866, filed their certificate in the office of the secretary of state, and thereby became incorporated as the Green Bay and Mississippi canal company, holdings as such company, the said works of improvement.

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.PDF p. 223 / book p. 227

1866 / August 15

The regionA

August 15, 1866

The purchasers at the Appleton sale filed their certificate and became incorporated as the Green Bay and Mississippi canal company

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The evidence

The regionAugust 15, 1866

The purchasers at the Appleton sale filed their certificate and became incorporated as the Green Bay and Mississippi canal company

A 1 independent source

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

Under an act of the legislature of Wisconsin ;pproved April 13, 1861, and the acts amendatory thereof, the purchasers at said sale, on the 15th day of August, 1866, filed their certificate in the office of the secretary of state, and thereby became incorporated as the Green Bay and Mississippi canal company, holdings as such company, the said works of improvement.