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July 29, 1851

A fraction of land adjacent to Fort Winnebago was reserved by order of the president.

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BeloitJuly 17, 1851

Beloit College's first class graduated at the commencement of 1851 (exercises held on the campus under a large oak tree); the commencement exercises began with Professor Squier's inaugural address on the morning of July 17, with the afternoon exercises held in the open air at the college grounds; the first classes numbered three graduates, including Joseph Hurlbut, Thomas S. Irwin [as printed], Joseph Collie, William C. Hooker and Stephen D. [name truncated].

CountyJuly 21, 1851

Johnstown Lodge, No. 58, I. O. O. F., was instituted at Johnstown Center, Rock County.

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A fraction of land adjacent to Fort Winnebago was reserved by order of the president.

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The lands of the Fort Winnebago reservation were set apart by order of the president, February 9, 1835, and consisted of the following teriitory; sections two, three, and that part of four lying east of Fox river, and fractional section nine, all in township twelve, north of range nine east, also fractional section thirty-three, in township thirteen, north of range nine east, lying west of Fox river, and the fraction of section four, township twelve north, of range nine east, lying west of claim numbered twenty-one of A. Grignon, and adjacent to Fort Winnebago, reserved by order of the president, July 29, 1851. the whole amounting to about four thousand acres. September the first, 1853, these lands were by order of the president offered for sale at public auction at the fort, by F.

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. 218 / book p. 222

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July 29, 1851

A fraction of land adjacent to Fort Winnebago was reserved by order of the president.

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The regionJuly 29, 1851

A fraction of land adjacent to Fort Winnebago was reserved by order of the president.

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The lands of the Fort Winnebago reservation were set apart by order of the president, February 9, 1835, and consisted of the following teriitory; sections two, three, and that part of four lying east of Fox river, and fractional section nine, all in township twelve, north of range nine east, also fractional section thirty-three, in township thirteen, north of range nine east, lying west of Fox river, and the fraction of section four, township twelve north, of range nine east, lying west of claim numbered twenty-one of A. Grignon, and adjacent to Fort Winnebago, reserved by order of the president, July 29, 1851. the whole amounting to about four thousand acres. September the first, 1853, these lands were by order of the president offered for sale at public auction at the fort, by F.