The evidence
Sources
- Narrative Journal of Travels (Henry R. Schoolcraft, 1821)
Schoolcraft, Henry R. Narrative Journal of Travels through the Northwestern Regions of the United States, Extending from Detroit through the Great Chain of American Lakes, to the Sources of the Mississippi River, Performed as a Member of the Expedition under Governor Cass, in the Year 1820. Albany: E. & E. Hosford, 1821. Library of Congress copy via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/narrativejournal01scho.
17 sections · 119,889 words · 13 images · 🔒 full text for subscribers
- History of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute (1856)
Guernsey, Orrin, and Josiah F. Willard, editors. History of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute. Janesville, Wis.: William M. Doty & Brother, 1856. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871593.
30 sections · 135,966 words · 🔒 full text for subscribers
- The History of Rock County, Wisconsin (Western Historical Company, 1879)
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.
37 sections · 638,935 words · 30 images · 🔒 full text for subscribers
- The Settlement of Beloit (Henry M. Whitney, 1899)
Whitney, Henry M. The Settlement of Beloit, as Typical of the Best Westward Migration of the American Stock. Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1899. archive.org/details/settlementofbelo00whit.
6 sections · 3,171 words · 🔒 full text for subscribers
- The Reminiscences of the Hon. L. B. Caswell (1914–1916)
Caswell, Lucien Bonaparte. The Reminiscences of the Hon. L. B. Caswell. Written at Fort Atkinson, Wis., 1914–1916; four-column newspaper reprint, newspaper and date unidentified. University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries.
11 sections · 86,329 words · 🔒 full text for subscribers
- Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History (William Fiske Brown, ed., 1908)
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.
40 sections · 447,229 words · 68 images · 🔒 full text for subscribers
- Magnificent Whistle Stop (Mendota, Ill., 1953)
Mendota Centennial Committee. Magnificent Whistle Stop: The 100-Year Story of Mendota, Ill. Mendota, Ill.: Mendota Centennial Committee, 1953. Printed by Wayside Press. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign copy, archive.org/details/magnificentwhist00mend. Photograph, book p. 40 (scan p. 44).
2 images
- clippings-yost-park
Riverside Motel research collection: newspaper and periodical items, each cited in its own issue marker.
9 sections · 25,335 words · 198 images · 🔒 full text for subscribers
- Beloit Township plat maps, 1858–2023
Map of Beloit Township, T. 1 N., R. 12 E. Plat book of 1858, p. 42 (publisher not on the photograph). Photograph of the printed page.
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