On this day
September 28
7 documented events on this date, in every year the chronology covers.
- September 28, 1836On the right bank of the Mississippi in Dubuque County, Wisconsin Territory, opposite Rock Island, Henry Dodge and chiefs of the confederated Sauk and Fox, including Keokuk (Kee-o-kuck) and Wapella, concluded a treaty ceding the 400-section reservation set apart in 1832. The tribes agreed to leave that land by November 1, 1836, and not to plant, fish, or hunt there afterward. Consideration included cash payments, debt payments, and horses.The regionGrade B · 1 independent source
- September 28, 1848A meeting of railroad commissioners was noticed in the Beloit Journal.BeloitGrade A · 1 independent source
- September 28, 1858The Rock County Agricultural Society held its annual fair.Rock CountyGrade A · 1 independent source
Born on this day, elsewhere
People who later came to Rock County.
- September 28, 1839A daughter was born at Churchville, near Rochester, New York.
- September 28, 1846A settler's father died (buried on the farm).