A charter for the establishment of a free academy was obtained.

The evidence

• “In 1843, a charter for the establishment of a free academy was obtained, and in 1844 a stone building of modest pretensions was erected for academic work upon the lots mw occupied by the imposing Central Schoolhouse. Under the charter, the school became a most important factor in our municipal affairs.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/14-rock-county-ch08-janesville.md, PDF p. 546 / book p. 550

  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