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September 1877

The Wisconsin State Fair was held for the sixth time at Janesville, with the annual address delivered by President Eli Stilson; because of it, the Rock County Fair was omitted that year.

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Rock CountySeptember 1877

The Wisconsin State Fair was held for the sixth time at Janesville, with the annual address delivered by President Eli Stilson; because of it, the Rock County Fair was omitted that year.

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1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

The receipts were nearly $15,000, and the expenses, $9,600, with a balance of $5,400 on hand. In September, 1877, the State Fair was held for the sixth time at Janesville. The annual address was delivered by the President, Eli Stilson.

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. 450

2AQuotation found on a page of our own sourcesRepeats an earlier source

In September, 1877, the state fair was held, for the sixth time, at Janesville. The annual address was delivered by the president, Eli Stilson.

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. 1, PDF p. 445 / book p. 412

1877 / September

Rock CountyA

September 1877

The Wisconsin State Fair was held for the sixth time at Janesville, with the annual address delivered by President Eli Stilson; because of it, the Rock County Fair was omitted that year.

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Rock CountySeptember 1877

The Wisconsin State Fair was held for the sixth time at Janesville, with the annual address delivered by President Eli Stilson; because of it, the Rock County Fair was omitted that year.

A 1 independent source

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

The receipts were nearly $15,000, and the expenses, $9,600, with a balance of $5,400 on hand. In September, 1877, the State Fair was held for the sixth time at Janesville. The annual address was delivered by the President, Eli Stilson.

2AQuotation found on a page of our own sourcesRepeats an earlier source

In September, 1877, the state fair was held, for the sixth time, at Janesville. The annual address was delivered by the president, Eli Stilson.