On South County Road D just north of West 5th Street, on the left when traveling north.
In the early 1840s, most settlers in Afton were Baptist by denomination and met in various homes. The Town of Rock Baptist Church was founded in 1854 by Rev. H.H. Eddy to accommodate a growing population. This building was constructed in 1862 and . . . — — Map (db m151151) HM
On County Highway H, 0.1 miles east of West Smith Road, on the left when traveling east.
Built in 1868, this mill was purchased in 1882 by August Beckmann and was operational until 1954. In 1990 area volunteers began its restoration. The mill operates on its original equipment by water power and is listed on the National Register of . . . — — Map (db m49467) HM
Near College Street at Chapin Street, on the left when traveling north.
Chartered by the Territorial Legislature of Wisconsin on February 2, 1846, Beloit College has had an uninterrupted life of service since its first class assembled on November 4, 1847. The main College grounds, and this first building, Middle . . . — — Map (db m22755) HM
Black Hawk at Turtle Village
Turtle Village, a large and important Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Indian village, once stood on the east side of the Rock River near its confluence with Turtle Creek. During the Black Hawk War of 1832, the Ho-Chunk . . . — — Map (db m129313) HM
Near Interstate 90 at milepost 187, on the right when traveling west.
In the spring of 1831, the Sauk Indians led by Chief Keokuk left their ancestral home near the mouth of the Rock River and moved across the Mississippi, to fulfill the terms of a treaty signed in 1804.
On April 6, 1832, a dissatisfied faction . . . — — Map (db m22758) HM
On County Highway H, 0.1 miles east of West Smith Road, on the left when traveling east.
Constructed in 1868 by William How, the How-Beckman grist mill stands along Raccoon Creek where a distillery and sawmill were once located. In 1882 the Beckman family purchased the property. German-born August Beckman operated the turbine-powered . . . — — Map (db m47031) HM
On Prospect Street at Bushnell Street, on the left when traveling south on Prospect Street.
Cobblestone House built in 1850
Home to first President of Beloit
College 1850-1851
Now the Chapter House of
Beloit Chapter
National Society, Daughters of the
American Revolution — — Map (db m40438) HM
Near Riverside Drive (U.S. 51) 0.2 miles north of White Avenue (Wisconsin Highway 81).
Side A
Roy Chapman Andrews, one of the most celebrated explorers of the 20th century, was born in Beloit on January 26, 1884. He grew up across the river at 419 St. Lawrence Avenue. Andrews acquired a lifelong passion for the natural world during . . . — — Map (db m86686) HM
Near Interstate 90 at milepost 187, on the right when traveling west.
The Medal of Honor is the highest decoration for bravery awarded to members of the armed forces of the United States. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, only for a deed of supreme valor and self-sacrifice distinguished by . . . — — Map (db m22800) HM
A living memorial to and in honor of all Wisconsin veterans, living and dead, of all wars in which the United States of America has engaged.
Color guard of the 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment with Old Abe at Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1863 . . . — — Map (db m201399) HM
On Milwaukee Road (State Highway 81) at Lee Lane, on the right when traveling west on Milwaukee Road.
The nation’s first commercially built “aeroplane” was assembled and flown here November 4, 1909, by Arthur P. Warner, Wisconsin’s first pilot. Self-taught, Warner was the 11th American to pilot a powered aircraft and first in the U.S. to . . . — — Map (db m42357) HM
Near South Bergen Road north of East State Line Road.
On this spot and in a small frame church known as the Norwegian Lutheran Church of Clinton, Rock County, Wisconsin, gathered on the Fifth Day of June, 1860, the following named ministers of the gospel:
L. P. Esbuörn · T. N. Hasselquist
P. . . . — — Map (db m26317) HM
On State Highway 140 at East State Line Road, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 140.
Ole Knutson Nattestad, first Norwegian settler in Wisconsin, came to Clinton Township, July 1, 1838.
In his native Numedal, Nattestad had been a farmer, peddler, and blacksmith. In 1836 he and his brother Ansten visited Stavanger and there . . . — — Map (db m22794) HM
On Bradford Clinton Townline Road, 0.5 miles east of O'Riley Road, on the left when traveling east.
Philip Allen was born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts on July 9, 1757. At the outbreak of the revolution, 18-year-old Allen enlisted as his brother’s substitute in Captain Packard’s company of Colonel David Brewster’s regiment. Allen served in at . . . — — Map (db m33614) HM
In 1856 two railroads raced to lay track. Both crews struggled to arrive first so the other would have the expense of crossing the already laid track. The "Chicago and Fond du Lac" (today's C&NW) won the race and the "Racine and Mississippi" . . . — — Map (db m133535) HM
Clinton's historic water tower was built in 1895 by Jacob Miller, a local masonry contractor after a contract had been let for the water works system to Fairbanks Morse & Co. of Chicago the previous year. Constructed of native limestone, it is . . . — — Map (db m133537) HM
Near Milwaukee Street (County Highway X) 0.4 miles west of Church Street (State Highway 140), on the right when traveling west.
This structure of hand-hewn oak stood on the farm of Mr. & Mrs. Henry Williams. It was erected during the 1830's by Erick and Ragnhild Skavlem. It now stands as a visible reminder of the sacrifices made by early pioneers as they settled this area. — — Map (db m25349) HM
On North Church Street at State Highway 59, on the right when traveling north on North Church Street.
Village of Cooksville
Cooksville consists of two villages: Cooksville platted in 1842 and Waucoma platted in 1846. John and Daniel Cook settled here in 1840, establishing Cooksville on the Badfish Creek, where a sawmill was soon . . . — — Map (db m22718) HM
On Lord Street (U.S. 51) south of West Crystal Drive, on the left when traveling south.
Wisconsin's first commercial tobacco was raised in Dane and Rock counties by cousins Orrin and Ralph Pomeroy in 1854. Grown as a cash crop to supplement dairy income, Wisconsin tobacco is used as a binder in making cigars. Because of the large . . . — — Map (db m36216) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 14) 0.2 miles west of North Union Road (Wisconsin Highway 14), on the right when traveling west.
In the summer of 1933, military veterans in Company V-1680 of the Civilian Conservation Corps improved the banks of Allen Creek here, planted trees, and did soil conservation work on nearby farms. They camped at the old County Fair Grounds south of . . . — — Map (db m86440) HM
On South Jackson Street at Dodge Street, on the right when traveling south on South Jackson Street.
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 — — Map (db m75658) HM
Near Beloit Avenue north of Delavan Drive, on the left when traveling north.
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 a . . . — — Map (db m109258) HM
On South Jackson Street at Dodge Street, on the right when traveling south on South Jackson Street.
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
— — Map (db m75657) HM
On South Atwood Avenue at East Court Street, on the right when traveling north on South Atwood Avenue.
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, . . . — — Map (db m37236) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m109005) WM
On South High Street at Dodge Street, on the right when traveling south on South High Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m47033) HM
Near Interstate 90 at milepost 168,, 5.1 miles south of State Highway 59, on the right when traveling east.
Flowing through rich agricultural land, the Rock River provided needed water power for local Wisconsin industries. Among the earliest in the 1840s were flour and lumber mills, followed in the 1850s by woolen and paper mills and, later, cotton mills. . . . — — Map (db m22725) HM
On U.S. 51, 0.5 miles south of West Happy Hollow Road, on the right when traveling south.
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 . . . — — Map (db m22738) HM
On Palmer Drive, 0.1 miles west of East Racine Street (U.S. 14), on the left when traveling west.
The Black Hawk War
In 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 . . . — — Map (db m22757) HM
On East High Street east of Rogers Street, on the left when traveling east.
Milton College
1844–1982
Milton College began as a select secondary school on the prairie in 1844 as Du Lac Academy. Joseph Goodrich, founder of the community of Milton, established the Academy in a grout building on the town square. In . . . — — Map (db m175827) HM
On South Janesville Street (State Highway 26 / 59) at Storrs Lake Road, on the right when traveling north on South Janesville Street.
Erected in 1844 by Joseph Goodrich, this frontier inn is constructed of grout -- a mixture of gravel, lime, and water. An important stagecoach stop and transfer point, it was also a pre-Civil War station in the underground railroad, and is still . . . — — Map (db m22728) HM
On Storrs Lake Road at South Janesville Street (Wisconsin Highway 26 / 59), on the left when traveling east on Storrs Lake Road.
On July 1, 1832, here beside Storrs Lake, Brigadier General Henry Atkinson and 4,500 soldiers camped overnight in their pursuit of Black Hawk, Sac Indian chief, who was fleeing northward up the east side of Rock River with 400 warriors and 1200 . . . — — Map (db m22727) HM
On County Road S at County Road J, on the right when traveling east on County Road S.
Louis Powell Harvey lived here 1851-1859. He was a leader in business, education, journalism, and politics. Soon after his inauguration, Gov. Harvey led a relief expedition to Wisconsin troops who had just fought their first major battle and . . . — — Map (db m231663) HM
On South La Prairie Town Hall Road, 0.5 miles south of East Avalon Road, on the right when traveling south.
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 . . . — — Map (db m40478) HM
