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July 4, 1844

A steamboat from the Mississippi river arrived at Janesville and made an excursion to Jefferson with most of the inhabitants.

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BeloitJune 1, 1844

Rev. John Trowbridge began his service.

BeloitAugust 6, 1844

The first convention to consider organizing a college met in the old stone church, Beloit. (Three other passages date it August 7, 1844.)

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Rock CountyJuly 4, 1844

A steamboat from the Mississippi river arrived at Janesville and made an excursion to Jefferson with most of the inhabitants.

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July 4, 1844, a steamboat from the Mississippi river arrived at Janesville, and taking on the major portion of the inhabitants, made an excursion to Jeft'erson. This was a regular Mississippi boat, 130 feet long, and holding a large number of people.

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.Vol. 2, PDF p. 21 / book p. 536

1844 / July 4

Rock CountyA

July 4, 1844

A steamboat from the Mississippi river arrived at Janesville and made an excursion to Jefferson with most of the inhabitants.

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Rock CountyJuly 4, 1844

A steamboat from the Mississippi river arrived at Janesville and made an excursion to Jefferson with most of the inhabitants.

A 1 independent source

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

July 4, 1844, a steamboat from the Mississippi river arrived at Janesville, and taking on the major portion of the inhabitants, made an excursion to Jeft'erson. This was a regular Mississippi boat, 130 feet long, and holding a large number of people.