Once Upon a House

April 1848

The voters of Fulton held their first town meeting at the house of William B. Foster.

Rock CountyGrade A · 1 independent source

The evidence

  • “There being another town by that name, they changed it to Fulton, and passed the act of organization. The first Tuesday in April, 1848, the voters of the town (some twenty in number) met at the house of William B. Foster and held their first town meeting, electing George E.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/13-rock-county-ch07-town-histories.md, PDF p. 504 / book p. 508

    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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