A village was laid out by [—] Seymour and John H. Hardenburgh on the south part of section 34 in the town of Janesville and adjoining land in the town of Rock, on the west side of Rock river.

The evidence

• “Seymour and John H. Hardenburgh, May 24, 1836, on the south part of section 34 in the town of Janesville, and section 3, and part of fractional lot in section 2, in the town of Rock, on the west side of Rock river.”

  1908-brown-rock-county/04-forgotten-places.md, Vol. 1, PDF p. 62 / book p. 52

  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.

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