February 17, 1842
The town of Milton was organized (then united with Lima under the name Milton).
Rock CountyGrade A · 1 independent source
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“The northern part of the town is mostly openings and quite rolling, the southern part prairie and openings. The town was organized February 17, 1842, and included at that date the whole of the present town of Lima. The first board of officers were: Supervisors, N.”
1908-brown-rock-county/31-smaller-cities-villages-towns.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 187 / book p. 693
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.
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