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THE HISTORY ROCK COUNTY, WISCONSIN,
containing
A history of rock county, its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc., an extensive and" minute sketch op its cities, their improvements, industries, manufactories, churches, schools, societies, etc., etc., war record, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers, etc., etc., etc.; also history of Wisconsin, constitution of the united states and of Wisconsin, condensed abstract of laws of wisconsin, miscellaneous, etc., etc..

CONTENTS.
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HISTORY   OF   WISCONSIN. 
Antiquities 19 
Indian  Tribes 21 
Pre-Territorial  Annals 29 
Wisconsin  Territory 41 
WisconPin  aa  a  State 52 
First  Adniinifltration 52 
Second  Administration 57 
Third  Administration 59 
Fourth  Administration 62 
Fifth  Administration ; 64 
Sixth  Administration 66 
Seventh  Administration 67 
War  of  Secession  Commenced 69 
Eighth  Administration 76 
Ninth  Administration 85 
Statistics  of  Volunteers 90 
Tenth  Administration 92 
Eleventh  Administration 93 
Twelfth  Administration 9t 
Thirteenth  Administration 97 
Fourteenth  Administration 99 
Fifteenth  Administration 104 
Sixteenth  Administration 109 
Topography  and  Geology 110 
The  Archaean  Age 112 
Paleozoic  Time — Silurian  Age 115 
Devonian  Age 119 
Glacial   Period 120 
Climatology 121 
Trees,  Shrubs  and  Vines 128 
Fauna 134 
Fish  and  Fish  Culture 134 
Large  Animals — Time  of  their  Disappearance  138 
Peculiarities  of  the  Bird  Fauna 139 
Educational 140 
Original  School  Code 140 
Ayitation  for  Frt^e  Schools 141 
School    System    under    State    Government 141 
School  Fund  Income 142 
State  University 143 
Agricultural  College 144 
Normal  Schools 144 
Teachers'  Institutes 146 
Graded  Schools 140 
Educational : 
Township  System 146 
Free  High  Schools 147 
School  Offices 147 
State  Teachers' Certificates 147 
Teachers'  Associations 148 
Libraries 148 
State  Superintendents 148 
College  Sketches 149 
Female  Colleges 150 
Academies  and  Seminaries 151 
Commercial  Schools 151 
Agriculture 151 
Mineral  Resonrces 162 
Lead  and  Zinc 162 
Iron 106 
Copper 168 
Gold  and  Silver 168 
Brick  Clays 168 
Cement  Rock 170 
Limestone— Glass  Sand 171 
Peat— Building  Stones 172 
Railroads 173 
Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul 17^ 
Chicago  &  Northwestern 176 
Wisconsin  Central 178 
Westrn  Union 179 
West  Wisconsin 180 
Milwaukee,  Lake  Shore  &  Western 180 
Green  Bay  &  Minnesota 181 
Wisconsin  Valley 181 
Sheboygan  &  Fonddu  Lac 181 
Mineral  Point 182 
Madison  &  Portage 182 
North  Wisconsin 183 
Prairie  du  Chien  &  McGregor 183 
Chippewa  Falls  &  Westt-rn 183 
Narrow  Gauge 183 
Conclusion 184 
Lumber   186 
Banking 191 
Commerce  and  Maaufactures 198 
Furs 199 
Lead  and  Zinc — Iron 200 
Lumber 201 
Grain 202 
Commerce  and  Manufactures  : 
I  Dairy   Products 203 
Pork  and  Beef. 203 
Hops 204 
Tobacco — Cranberries 205 
Liquors 205 
Miscellaneous 206 
Water  Powers 206 
Manufactures 208 
Conclusion .' 208 
The   PuWicDomain 210 
Health .230 
Geographical  Position 230 
Physical  Features 230 
Geology 231 
Drainage 232 
Climatology 232 
Rain  Character 233 
Isotherms 234 
Barometrical 234 
Winds 236 
Climatological  Changes  from  Settling in  the  State 235 
Influence  of  Nationalities 237 
Occupations— Food — Education,  etc 238 
History  of  Disease 238 
Ratio  of  Sickness,  Ft.  Howard  and  Winnebago  239 
Educatiun  of  the  Bliud ft. ..241 
Institute  of  Deaf  and  Dumb ....241 
Industrial  School  for  Boys 242 
State Prison , 242 
State  Hospital  for  the  Insane 342 
Northern  Hospital  for  the  Insane 243 
City  of  Milwaukee 243 
Health  Resorts 244 
Change  of  Diseases 246 
Pulmonary  Diseases 248 
Statistics 249 
Population,  1875,  of  Townships,  Alphabetically Arranged  by  Counties 219 
Population  by  Counties 258 
Nativity  by  Counties 259 
Valuation  of  Property 260 
Acreage  of  Principal  Crops 261,  262 

ABSTRACT  OF  WISCONSIN STATE  LAWS
Actions , 283 
Arrest 283 
Attachment 284 
Adoption  of  Children 276 
Assignment  of  Mortgage 274 
Assessment  and  Collection  of  Taxes 267 
Assesprpentof  Taxes 268 
Bills  of  Exchange  or  Promissory  Nctes 272 
Borrowed  Money 267 
Capital  Punishment 278 
Collection  of  Taxes 270 
Commercial  Terms 28t 
Common  Schools 266 
Damages  for  Trespass 279 
Elections  and  General  Elections 263 
Estrays 279 
Exemptions 284 
Fences 280 
Forms  ot  Conveyances 273 
Forms  of  Mortgages 274 
Garnishment 284 
Highways  and  Bridges 270 
Hours  of  Labor 273 
Interest 277 
Intoxicating  Liquors 271 
Judgments 284 
Juribdiction  of  Courts 277 
Jurors 278  I 
Page. 
Landlord  and  Tenant 281 
Limitation  of  Actions 285 
Marks  and  Brands , 281 
Married  Women 283 
Stay  Law 284 
Surveyors  and  Surveys 282 
Support  of  Poor .'. 282 
Suggestions  to  Persons  Purchasing  Books 
by  Subscription 285 
Title  of  Real  Property  by  Descent 275 
Weights  and  Measures 278 
Wilts 276 
Wolf  Scalps 278 

MISCELLANEOUS
Wisconsin  State  Constitution 287  , 
U.  S.  Constitution 297  I 
Vote  of  Wisconsin  for  Governor  and  President  30&-307 
Population  of  the  State 
HISTORY    OF    ROCK    COUNTY

CHAPTER  I.— Topography,  Elevations, Water  Power  of  Rock  River,  Springs, Artesian  WeLLs,  Geological  Formations, St.  Peters  Sandstone,  Trenton  Limestone, Galena  Limestone,  The  GlAcial Formations 309  to  319 

CHAPTER  II.— Physical  Geography,  The Mound  Buildei's,  Indian  Occupancy, The  Black  Hawk  War,  United  States Surveys  and  Land  Sales,  First  Settlement in  Rock  County 320  to  335 

CHAPTER  III.— Political  Geography,  The Early  Settlements.  Pioneer  Reminiscences, Pioneer  Life,  "  Squattera  "  and their  "Claims,"  Rock  County Organized  336  to  359 

CHAPTER  IV.— Rock  County  as  Represented on  Early  Maps,  Rock  River Navigation  and  Rock  County  Steamboats,  Territorial  District  Court  and State  Circuit  Court,  Rock  County Board  of  Supervisors,  County  Court of  Rock  County,  Court  House  and  Jail, Count.v  Officers,  1839  tn  1879,  Territorial, State  and  National  Representation, Railroads

CHAPTER  V— Rock  County  Press,  Rock County  Bible  Society,  Wisconsin  Institution for  the  Education  of  the  Blind, Agriculture  of  Rock  County,  Horticulture and  the  Horticultural  Society, Rock  County  Poor  Farm,  A  Memorable Tragedy,  Rock  County  Statistics, Some  of   Rock    County's   Illustrious Dead 389  to  442 

CHAPTER  VI.— Political  History,  Rock County  Agricultural  Society  and  Mechanics' Institute,  State  Fairs  in  Rock County,  War  Record,  Educational Interests,  Rock  County  Pharmaceutical Association,  Southern  Wisconsin and  Northern  Illinois  Industrial  Association, Mack  Murder 443  to  501 

CHAPTER  VII.— Towns  of  Rook  County — Avon,  Deloit,  Bradford,  Center,  Clinton, Fulton,  Harmony,  Janesville, Johnstown,  La  Prairie,  Lima,  Magnolia,  Milton,  Newark,  Plymouth,  Porter, Bock,  Spring  Valley,  Turtle,  Union, 502  to 528 

CHAPTER  VIII.— City  of  Janesville.— First  Settlement,  Early  Growth,  Janesville as  a  City,  the  Janes  Correspondence, Henry  F.  Janes,  Public  Schools, Commcmial  College  and  School  of Telegraphy,  Religious  Institutions, Manufactories.  Theaters  and  Halls, Chinese  Settlement,  Young  Men's  Association, Fire  Department,  Military, Police  Matters,  Janesville  Societies, Lady  Lawyers,  The  Post  Office,  Corn Exchange,  Janesville  Hotels,  Banks, Amusing  Erors,  U.  S.  Grant and  Team, Insurance  Companies,  The  Water Supply,  Pioneer  Society,  The  Legal Profession,  Ford,  Ferries  and  Bridges,  Telegraphic,  Burr  Bobbins'  Menagerie, The  Cemeteries,  The  Thousand  and One,  Janesville  a  Quarter  of  a  Century Ago,  Inventions 529  to  605 

CHAPTER  IX.— City  op  Be lo it. —Introduction, An  Early  Adventurer,  Thiebault,  Blodgett,  New  England  Emigrating Company,  Land  Title  Litigation, Origin  of  the  Name  Beloit,  First Events,  A  Pioneer's  Recollections, Beloit  Village  in  1845,  Beloit  a  Quarter of  a  Century  Ago,  City  Government, City  Seal,  Police  Court,  The  Arch Society,  Manufacturing  Enterprises, Schools,  Post  Office,  Hotels,  Public Halls,  The  Military,  The  Old  Veterans' Club.  Musical  Societies,  Bands,  Beloit Reading  Club,  Beloit  Bible  Society, Gas  Works,  The  Bridges,  The  Cemetery, The  Banking  Business,  The Women's  Christian  Temperance  Union, Secret  Societies,  Society  for  Protection Against  Horse-Thieves,  Beloit  Public Libraries,  Beloit  Water-power,  Principal Conflagration,  The  Beloit  Churches, Banks,  Fire  Department 606  to  647 

CHAPTER  X.— Rock  County  Villages.— Clinton  Junction,  Evanaville,  Shopiere, Orfordville,  Lima  Centpr,  Footville, Hanover,  Afton,  Magnolia,  Magnolia Station  (Cainville),  Emerald  Grove, Avon,  Bdgerton,  Old  Milton,  Milton Junction,  Etc.,  Etc 648  to  694 

PORTRAITS. 
AlleN 523 
Baker;  Jos 343 
Bennett-Isaac
Bennett  J.  R 559 
Brenton,  J.  L 747 
Chittenden,  George  W 397 
carpenter,  A.  B , 631 
Cheever,  D.  G 783 
covert,  George 801 
Doty,  Ellis 309 
Dickson,  J.  P 577 
Evans,  John  M 818 
Greenman,  H.  G 451 
Goodwin,  S.  J 613 
Goodell,  J.  E 649 
Goodrich,  Joseph 667 
Goodrich,  Ezra 685 
Johnson,  Daniel 469 
Lord,  S.  L 837 
McCausey,  George  11 361 
McEwan,  Peter 433 
Martin,  C.  Loftus 595 
Palmer,  Henry 711 
Smith,  A.  Hyatt 379 
Williams.  C.  G 325 
Winans,  John 415 
Whitford.  W.  C 487 
Warren,  J.  H 541 
BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES. 
Avon /882 
Beloit  732 
Bradford S84 
Center
Clinton : 775 
Fulton 840 
Harmony 890 
Janesville 695 
Johnstown 809 
La  Prairie 833 
Lima 789 
Magnolia. 877 
Milton 813 
Newark ; 770 
Porter , S69 
Plymouth , S72 
Bock 795 
Spring  Valley 858 
Turtle 799 
Union 861

Excellent original early family and/or town genealogy, history, antique, collectible heirloom and/or ephemera.

CONDITION:  Beautiful book which has had the spine replaced. Complete and intact with a handsome original cover with some wear as shown. The endpapers are damaged. Some foxing. Overall good with replaced spine and some antique wear. See listing description and photos.































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