1864
The Janesville Furniture Company was established.
Rock CountyGrade A · 1 independent source
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“Ashcraft, and known as the Janesville Furniture Company. It was established in 1864, and is situated on the race, near the Phoenix Planing-Mill. The company have two salesrooms on the north side of East Milwaukee street, near the post office.”
1879-history-of-rock-county/14-rock-county-ch08-janesville.md, PDF p. 561
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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