1854
The town of Center received $244.80 from the State School Fund
Rock CountyGrade A · 1 independent source
The evidence
“It is divided into thirteen School Distriets, ten of which are.joint districts ; eleven school houses and $53 scholars. In the year 1854 the town received from the State School Fund $244,80; in 1855 $284,16. Paul Crandall, Esq., one of the Delegates from this County to form the present State Constitution, was a citizen of this town.”
1856-history-of-rock-county/13-lima.md, PDF p. 113 / book p. 95
Guernsey, Orrin, and Josiah F. Willard, editors. History of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute. Janesville, Wis.: William M. Doty & Brother, 1856. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871593.
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