1846
W. Trask/Frask conducted a furniture factory (on Main street opposite the public square, Janesville).
The evidence
“W. Trask conducted a furniture factory in 1846, on the lot now occupied by houses belonging to J. W.”
1879-history-of-rock-county/14-rock-county-ch08-janesville.md, PDF p. 561
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.
Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources
On the printed page (PDF p. 561) · open the whole page “W. Frask in 1846, on Main street opposite the public square, and in 1847 Alvin Miner operated a small factory on Milwaukee street. In 1852 J.”
1908-brown-rock-county/27-early-janesville-manufacturers.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 92 / book p. 603
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.
Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources
On the printed page (Vol. 2, PDF p. 92 / book p. 603) · open the whole page
