1856
Mr. Whitaker sold his woolen factory.
The evidence
“The capacity of the mill was about fifty thousand yards per year. In 1856, Mr. Whitaker disposed of the factory to Mrs.”
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.
Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources
On the printed page (PDF p. 560 / book p. 564) · open the whole page “It was a three-set mill with a capacity of 12,000 yards a month. In 1856 Mr. Whitaker sold the factory to Mrs.”
1908-brown-rock-county/27-early-janesville-manufacturers.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 92 / book p. 603
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
On the printed page (Vol. 2, PDF p. 92 / book p. 603) · open the whole page
