As early as 1836, one person, Mr. Stephen B. [—], located at West Milton.

The evidence

• “Notwithstanding the fact that the Prairie du Chien Railroad had for more than six years run its trains past what is now this populous little village, it was not until 1858, when the C. & N.-W. track became an established fact, that West Milton, as it was then called, began to show any signs of life. It is here that, as early as 1836, people, or more correctly speaking, one person, Mr. Stephen B.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/16-rock-county-ch10-villages.md, PDF p. 684 / book p. 688

  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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