1840
About 1840 — Mr. Hopkins laid out the village [later Shopiere], which was christened Waterloo after a quarrel about a claim.
The evidence
“About 1840, Mr. Hopkins laid out the village, and it was christened Waterloo, in consequence of a quarrel about a claim in which the wives of the altercants, armed with broomsticks, played a prominent part.”
1879-history-of-rock-county/16-rock-county-ch10-villages.md, PDF p. 659 / book p. 663
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. 659 / book p. 663) · open the whole page “Shopiere is a village of about 210 people, located in the town of Turtle, one and one-quarter miles from Tiffany, a station on the Chicago, & Northwestern railroad, and has a daily mail. About 1840 a Mr. Hopkins laid out the village, and it was christened Waterloo in consequence of a battle, which is described in the history of Turtle.”
1908-brown-rock-county/31-smaller-cities-villages-towns.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 171 / book p. 678
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. 171 / book p. 678) · open the whole page
