On this day
15August
- 1829
Ira, the oldest child, died in infancy.
- 1837
Henry W. Greeley was born in Alfred, New York
- 1840
John B. Henry was born in Massachusetts.
- 1849
A biographical subject married Miss Nancy Rawson, a native of New York.
- 1864
George Plater/Playter, of Emerald Grove, died at Memphis, Tenn.
- 1865
A man came to Wisconsin and located in Beloit; another received his discharge at Houston, Texas.
- 1866
The purchasers at the Appleton sale filed their certificate and became incorporated as the Green Bay and Mississippi canal company
- 1874
A hardware business opened in Janesville
- 1877
A geological description of Wisconsin's drift soils was dated at Beloit.
- 1907
The West loop of the Beloit streetcar tracks opens, expanding service across the Rock River to transport workers and students to Fairbanks-Morse, Beloit College, and other local industries.
On this day
15August
- 1829
Ira, the oldest child, died in infancy.
- 1837
Henry W. Greeley was born in Alfred, New York
- 1840
John B. Henry was born in Massachusetts.
- 1849
A biographical subject married Miss Nancy Rawson, a native of New York.
- 1864
George Plater/Playter, of Emerald Grove, died at Memphis, Tenn.
- 1865
A man came to Wisconsin and located in Beloit; another received his discharge at Houston, Texas.
- 1866
The purchasers at the Appleton sale filed their certificate and became incorporated as the Green Bay and Mississippi canal company
- 1874
A hardware business opened in Janesville
- 1877
A geological description of Wisconsin's drift soils was dated at Beloit.
- 1907
The West loop of the Beloit streetcar tracks opens, expanding service across the Rock River to transport workers and students to Fairbanks-Morse, Beloit College, and other local industries.