1839
A mill on Black River was successfully erected by two brothers named Wood, with Jacob Spaulding as millwright.
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“The owner abruptly quitted that portion of the country. In 1839 another attempt to establish a mill on Black river was more successfully made. One was erected at the sam? point by two brothers by the name of Wood, the millwright being Jacob Spaulding, who eventually became its possessor.”
1879-history-of-rock-county/04-wisconsin-railroads-commerce-health-statistics.md, PDF p. 184 / book p. 188
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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