Rock CountyAQuotation found on a page of our own sources

July 1838

The inhabitants of Rock County numbered probably from three to four hundred, persons living five to ten miles apart considering themselves neighbors.

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BeloitJuly 15, 1838

A settler born at Providence, R. I., came to Wisconsin and located at Beloit.

BeloitJuly 16, 1838

On a summer tour of observation to the West, travelers came upon the prairie since called Prairie du Lac and determined to locate there.

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Rock CountyJuly 1838

The inhabitants of Rock County numbered probably from three to four hundred, persons living five to ten miles apart considering themselves neighbors.

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The inhabitants of Rock county, in July, 1838, were not numerous—probably somewhere from three to four hundred, perhaps a trifle over the last figure. At all events, persons living from five to ten miles. apart, considered themselves neighbors.

Guernsey, Orrin, and Josiah F. Willard, editors. History of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute. Janesville, Wis.: William M. Doty & Brother, 1856. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871593.PDF p. 51 / book p. 33

2AQuotation found on a page of our own sourcesRepeats an earlier source

The inhabitants of Rock County, in July, 1838, were not numerous — probably somewhere from three to four hundred ; perhaps a trifle over the last figure. At all events, persons living from five to ten miles apart considered themselves neighbors, and there was a good deal of sympathy and kind regard for each other.

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.PDF p. 346 / book p. 350

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Rock CountyA

July 1838

The inhabitants of Rock County numbered probably from three to four hundred, persons living five to ten miles apart considering themselves neighbors.

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Rock CountyJuly 1838

The inhabitants of Rock County numbered probably from three to four hundred, persons living five to ten miles apart considering themselves neighbors.

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1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

The inhabitants of Rock county, in July, 1838, were not numerous—probably somewhere from three to four hundred, perhaps a trifle over the last figure. At all events, persons living from five to ten miles. apart, considered themselves neighbors.

2AQuotation found on a page of our own sourcesRepeats an earlier source

The inhabitants of Rock County, in July, 1838, were not numerous — probably somewhere from three to four hundred ; perhaps a trifle over the last figure. At all events, persons living from five to ten miles apart considered themselves neighbors, and there was a good deal of sympathy and kind regard for each other.