The third college convention met at Beloit, with Congregational and Presbyterian bodies of the region represented; it located the college at Beloit.

The evidence

• “Other conventions were held in succession, at which it was agreed that the moral interests of the institution would be best secured by choosing for it a location away from the commercial towns of the coast. The pretensions of Whitewater and of Waukesha were canvassed in connection with those of Beloit. -It was thought that a careful consideration was required before deciding to attempt uniting Wisconsin and Northern Illinois in a work of this kind, After a session of two days, they agreed upon a resolution expressing their own concurrence in the plan, but recommending "that more time be allowed and further measures taken in order to ascertain the views of all the ministers and churches in this region, prior to final action." A circular was accordingly sent to all the ministers and churches, inviting them to meet at Beloit and consider the question on the 27th of May, 1845.”

  1856-history-of-rock-county/06-beloit.md, PDF p. 77 / book p. 59

  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.

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• “At this third convention, which met May 27, 1845, all the Congregational and Presbyterian bodies of the region were represented as follows :”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/12-rock-county-ch06-politics-war-record.md, PDF p. 470 / book p. 474

  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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• “In a third convention, which met at Beloit, May 27, 1845, after protracted discussion, the plan of one college and one female seminary for the two states was reaffirmed by a vote of sixty-three to one. This vote virtually decided also the location of the college at Beloit, for Beloit was the border town which had been in the minds of the leaders from the outset, and her interest in the enterprise had been manifested by an offer from her citizens of a site and seven thousand dollars, "together with their sympathies, prayers and future efforts."”

  1908-brown-rock-county/15-colleges.md, Vol. 1, PDF p. 333 / book p. 305

  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