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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2263_james-e-croft-a-war-memorial_Janesville-WI.html
Croft, Pvt James E
20 March 1897
Allatoona GA
12th Bty Wis Lt Art
Medal of Honor Citation:Took the place of a gunner who had been shot down and inspired his comrades by his bravery and effective gunnery, which contributed largely to the defea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FJN_abraham-lincoln_Janesville-WI.html
On October 2, 1859
Abraham Lincoln
worshiped with the members of the First Congregational Church which stood on the site of this edifice, 1848 - 1868
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FJM_first-congregational-church_Janesville-WI.html
First Congregational Church
in
Janesville, Wisconsin
is listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
May 17, 1990
This plaque donated in loving memory of
Robert Rockenfield by his family
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVO4_janesville-tank-company_Janesville-WI.html
During the 1930s, the Janesville National Guard armory was headquarters for the 32nd Tank Company, a unit of Wisconsin's famed Thirty-Second Division, which had been reorganized after World War I and equipped with light tanks. In November 1940, as…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR3D_la-prairie-grange-hall_Janesville-WI.html
La Prairie Grange No. 79 was organized February 27, 1873, and the Grange Hall was built between June 20 and September 5, 1874. Constructed jointly with the Town of La Prairie, the Hall cost $1,938.50.
In 1960 the Town Board deeded the land and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOW3_first-state-fair_Janesville-WI.html
Thirteen counties were represented here at the first state fair sponsored by the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society. Entries included horses, cattle, sheep, swine, farming implements, dairy products, flour and corn meal, domestic manufactures, n…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF1N_the-black-hawk-war-black-hawks-grove_Janesville-WI.html
The Black Hawk WarIn April 1832, unhappy about their forced relocation to Iowa and misadvised by tribal chiefs, about 1,000 Sac, Fox and Kickapoo men, women and children followed Sac war leader Black Hawk back to their Illinois home where the Rock…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF1A_burr-robbins-circus_Janesville-WI.html
This site served as the Spring Brook Farm winter quarters for the Burr Robbins Circus from 1874-1888. This show was once reported as the third largest circus in America. In 1874, Burr Robbins bought E.P. Doty's 100-acre farm and converted it into …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF15_route-of-abraham-lincoln_Janesville-WI.html
Twice in his lifetime Abraham Lincoln is known to have traveled within sight of the Rock River east of this marker.
Lincoln passed this way July 2, 1832, as a private in a mounted company of Illinois militia accompanying forces under General H…