George W. Hegler brought a small wool-carding machine from Beloit and began operations in Janesville.

The evidence

• “In 1847, George W. Hegler, now living in Dyersville, Iowa, brought a small wool-carding machine from Beloit and began operations in the upper story of a building which stood upon the lot now occupied by the Janesville Furniture Company, but the enterprise was abandoned in 1848.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/14-rock-county-ch08-janesville.md, PDF p. 560 / book p. 564

  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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