The chronology
The land through time
Every documented event, from the property outward: Beloit, Rock County, the region and the world. Each one links to the page of the source that records it. The record so far covers 1820–1864; more years are being added.
1852
Beloit
- 1852 A settler came to Wisconsin about 1852, locating at Beloit.
- 1852 A contractor removed to Beloit and purchased a farm of 444 acres.
- 1852 E. W. Carpenter sold out the Avon water-power and store and returned to Beloit.
- 1852 A La Prairie resident moved to Beloit in 1852 and engaged in the printing business.
Rock County
- 1852 A farmer sold his Dane County land in 1852 and moved to Union Township, Rock Co., buying 243 acres.
- 1852 A machinist removed with his family to Rock County and settled on a new farm in the township of Janesville.
- 1852 A settler came to Wisconsin in 1852, locating in the town of Rock.
- 1852 A Roxburghshire Scot landed at New York in 1852 and came to Rock County the same year.
The region
- April 17, 1852 A law was approved granting Peter Myers the right to maintain a building in Rock river.
- February 18, 1852 The Beloit and Madison Railroad Co. was incorporated.
- Spring 1852 The mill (upper dam establishment) was re-built and enlarged after flood damage.
- 1852 A resident represented Rock County in the state legislature in 1852.
Nation and world
- 1852 The Beloit and Mississippi Railroad Company was chartered in 1852, with a capital of three millions of dollars.
- July 30, 1852 An act of congress was approved creating the Stevens Point land district.
- 1852 The Racine, Janesville & Mississippi Railroad Company was chartered in 1852 and organized the same year.
- April 1852 Town officers were elected.