Thomas Quigley located and claimed sixty acres where the railroad depot later stood.

The evidence

• “As early as 1836, Robert and Daniel Stone, and William Squires, three of the adventurous spirits who, in common with many others, were swarming westward, located in the vicinity of what is now the village and turned their attentioh to the cultivation of the soil. They were followed by Thomas Quigley in 1843, 'jwho located and claimed sixty acres of ground where the railroad depot now stands. He was followed by Lucius M.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/16-rock-county-ch10-villages.md, PDF p. 671 / book p. 675

  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