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December 6, 1848

The Beloit Journal published a piece on the meeting of commissioners to consider the Beloit & Fond du Lac Railroad, to be held at Watertown on December 20.

Meanwhile, closer to home

BeloitDecember 6, 1848

The census of Beloit, taken by James W. Strong, was published, showing a population of 1,678 persons and 271 dwelling houses; the Beloit Journal of the same date reported the same population figure.

CountyDecember 15, 1848

The telegraph line from Milwaukee reached Janesville and began operating, bringing Janesville into telegraphic communication with the outside world.

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The evidence

The regionDecember 6, 1848

The Beloit Journal published a piece on the meeting of commissioners to consider the Beloit & Fond du Lac Railroad, to be held at Watertown on December 20.

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But the citizens of Rock County were not disposed to trust entirely to others the pushingforward of a work so vitally important to themselves. The Beloit Journal, in its issue of December 6, 1848, commenting upon "a meeting of the Commissioners to take into consideration the expediency of the construction of the Beloit & Fond du Lac Railroad," to be held at Watertown on the 20th of that month, thus points out the duty of Beloit in connection with the proposed enterprise:

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. 379 / book p. 383

1848 / December 6

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December 6, 1848

The Beloit Journal published a piece on the meeting of commissioners to consider the Beloit & Fond du Lac Railroad, to be held at Watertown on December 20.

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The evidence

The regionDecember 6, 1848

The Beloit Journal published a piece on the meeting of commissioners to consider the Beloit & Fond du Lac Railroad, to be held at Watertown on December 20.

A 1 independent source

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

But the citizens of Rock County were not disposed to trust entirely to others the pushingforward of a work so vitally important to themselves. The Beloit Journal, in its issue of December 6, 1848, commenting upon "a meeting of the Commissioners to take into consideration the expediency of the construction of the Beloit & Fond du Lac Railroad," to be held at Watertown on the 20th of that month, thus points out the duty of Beloit in connection with the proposed enterprise: