Once Upon a House

January 1854

The Milwaukee, Fond du Lac & Green Bay Railroad consolidated with the La Crosse & Milwaukee company

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The evidence

  • “The company secured depot grounds in Milwaukee, and did considerable grading for the first twentyfive miles out. Becoming embarrassed in January, 1854, the Milwaukee, Fond du Lac & Green- Bay consolidated with the LaCrosse & Milwaukee company. Work was at once resumed on. the partially graded line.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/04-wisconsin-railroads-commerce-health-statistics.md, PDF p. 170 / book p. 174

    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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