William Kemp called a meeting of Janesville citizens to organize a fire company.

The evidence

• “In February, 1856, William Kemp called a meeting of the citizens at the oiEce of Messrs. Pease & Eldredge, for the purpose of organizing a fire company, which was responded to by a large number of prominent men.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/14-rock-county-ch08-janesville.md, PDF p. 569 / book p. 573

  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.

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